Assessment issues and new technologies: EPortfolio possibilities

Educational Assessment in the 21st Century: Connecting Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 63-81

  Finger, Glenn ^a   Jamieson Proctor, Romina ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84858606597     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9964-9_4     Document Type: Chapter

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