Near real-time assessment of student learning and understanding in biology courses

BioScience

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1034-1039

  Brewer, Carol A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b School of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Computers in biology; Innovative teaching; Instructional technology; Large enrollment courses

Indexed keywords

EID: 8144225335     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[1034:NRAOSL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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