Scoring effect of online tests: Implications on knowledge management and e-learning

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-59

  Yang, Heng Li ^a   Ying, Ming Hsiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIN MIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

E learning; Intelligent scoring mechanism; Knowledge management; Online test (OLT); Test score equation

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; STUDENT;

EID: 33846050977     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2007.011474     Document Type: Article

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