A web-based formative assessment tool for Masters students: A pilot study

Computers and Education

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1248-1253

  Costa, Daniel S J ^a   Mullan, Barbara A ^a   Kothe, Emily J ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation of CAL systems; Interactive learning environments; Post secondary education; Simulations; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC STAFF; ASSESSMENT TOOL; EVALUATION OF CAL SYSTEMS; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; PILOT STUDIES; PILOT TESTS; POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT GROUPS; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; WEB BASED LEARNING; WEB-BASED FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT;

TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77249083574     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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