Assessing assessment: The effects of two exam formats on course achievement and evaluation

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 227-236

  Myers, Carrie B ^a   Myers, Scott M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Assessment; Exam formats

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751120964     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-006-9020-x     Document Type: Article

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