Assessment and student learning: A fundamental relationship and the role of information and communication technologies

Open Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-16

  Kirkwood, Adrian ^a   Price, Linda ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; information communication technology; learning outcomes; pedagogy; student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955793564     PISSN: 02680513     EISSN: 14699958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680510701815160     Document Type: Article

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