Typing compared with handwriting for essay examinations at university: Letting the students choose

ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-47

  Mogey, Nora ^a   Paterson, Jessie ^b   Burk, John ^b   Purcell, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

choice; essay; examination; laptop; type

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957628407     PISSN: 09687769     EISSN: 17411629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687761003657580     Document Type: Article

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