Validity evidence of an electronic portfolio for preservice teachers

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-24

  Yao, Yuankun ^a   Thomas, Matt ^a   Nickens, Nicole ^a   Downing, Joyce Anderson ^a   Burkett, Ruth S ^a   Lamson, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic portfolio; Teacher education; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749160040     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2008.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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