Assessing pre-service English language teachers' learning using e-portfolios: Benefits, challenges and competencies gained

Computers and Education

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1007-1020

  Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul ^a   Khan, Mahbub Ahsan ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Evaluation methodologies; Interactive learning environments; Learning communities; Post secondary education

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING COMMUNITY; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION;

TEACHING;

RATING;

EID: 84855364984     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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