Evaluating student response to WeBWorK, a web-based homework delivery and grading system

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1462-1482

  Roth, Vicki ^a   Ivanchenko, Volodymyr ^b   Record, Nicholas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Naval Postgraduate School   (United States)

^c GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Evaluation methodologies; Evaluation of CAL systems; Human computer interface; Interactive learning

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACE; INTERACTIVE LEARNING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 41649111032     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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