The Internet Vocabulary Test for Children: Preliminary development

Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-248

  Johnson, Genevieve Marie ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Canada; Children (age groups); Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249790319     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240710758902     Document Type: Article

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