Measuring internet skills

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 891-916

  van Deursen, A J A M ^a   van Dijk, J A G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL STANDARDS; OPERATIONAL DEFINITION; PERFORMANCE TESTS; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY; SKILL LEVELS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING;

INTERNET;

EID: 77956621429     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2010.496338     Document Type: Article

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