The equivalence of online and traditional testing for different subpopulations and item types

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-91

  MacCann, Robert ^a,b  

^a Measurement and Research Services   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STUDENTS;

EQUIVALENT MEANS; ONLINE MODES; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES); SUBPOPULATIONS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644977907     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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