Designing an affordable usability test for E-learning modules: Research in food science education

Journal of Food Science Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-10

  O'Bryan, Corliss A ^a   Johnson, Donald M ^a   Shores Ellis, Katrina D ^b   Crandall, Philip G ^a   Marcy, John A ^a   Seideman, Steve C ^a   Ricke, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Simmons Foods Inc   (United States)

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EID: 73449107752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-4329.2009.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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