New tools for new literacies research: An exploration of usability testing software

International Journal of Research and Method in Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-53

  Asselin, Marlene ^a   Moayeri, Maryam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer assisted research; General statistics; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951612063     PISSN: 1743727X     EISSN: 17437288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437271003597923     Document Type: Article

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