The use of personal data assistants in early childhood assessment

Computers in the Schools

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-144

  Ledoux, Michael W ^a   Yoder, Noreen N ^a   Hanes, Barbara ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Early childhood education; Electronic assessment; Veteran and new practitioners

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES; EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONS; ELECTRONIC ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANTS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE AND HARDWARES; VETERAN AND NEW PRACTITIONERS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 77952926550     PISSN: 07380569     EISSN: 15287033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380561003801566     Document Type: Article

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