Investigating the medium effect in computer-aided assessment of school Chemistry and college Computing national examinations

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 771-787

  Ashton, Helen S ^a   Beevers, Cliff E ^a   Korabinski, Athol A ^a   Youngson, Martin A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTERS; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTER-AIDED ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER-DELIVERED TEST QUESTIONS; ELECTRONIC FORMAT; PAPER EXAMINATIONS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 33644980853     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00501.x     Document Type: Review

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