Electronic assessment issues and practices in Pakistan: A case study

Learning, Media and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-206

  Sangi, Nazir A ^a  

^a ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Assessment practice; E assessment issues; E assessment survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 52149083687     PISSN: 17439884     EISSN: 17439892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439880802324061     Document Type: Article

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