Staff and student perceptions of computer-assisted assessment for physiology practical classes

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 174-180

  Sheader, Elizabeth ^a   Gouldsborough, Ingrid ^a   Grady, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer based assessment; E assessment; Laboratory practical class assessment; On line assessment; Short answer questions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750968766     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00026.2006     Document Type: Article

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