Randomised items in computer-based tests: Russian roulette in assessment?

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 41-50

  Marks, Anthony M ^a   Cronje, Johannes C ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cheating; Computer based tests; Fairness; Randomisation of items

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149334816     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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