Comparison of examination methods based on multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions using personal computers

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 455-461

  Ventouras, Errikos ^a   Triantis, Dimos ^a   Tsiakas, Panagiotis ^a   Stergiopoulos, Charalampos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Automated grading; Computer aided assessment; Evaluation methodologies; Evaluation of CAL systems; Post secondary education

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED GRADING; COMPUTER-AIDED ASSESSMENT; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

EID: 71549164100     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.08.028     Document Type: Article

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