Does regular online testing enhance student learning in the numerical sciences? Robust evidence from a large data set

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-272

  Angus, Simon D ^a   Watson, Judith ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; STATISTICAL TESTS; STUDENTS;

DATA SETS; FIRST YEARS; LARGE DATUM; MATHEMATICS COURSE; ON-LINE ASSESSMENTS; ON-LINE TESTING; ONLINE INSTRUMENTS; STATE OF AFFAIRS; STUDENT LEARNING; STUDENT PERFORMANCE; TEACHING METHODS; UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES;

TEACHING;

EID: 60349107420     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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