Measurement of outcomes in virtual environments

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 665-680

  Chapman, Diane D ^a   Stone, Sophia J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D virtual worlds; assessment; evaluation; HRD; VHRD; virtual learning environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952093539     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422310394792     Document Type: Article

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