A research review of e-assessment

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 591-604

  Stödberg, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

e assessment; e learning; higher education; information and communication technologies; research review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863586104     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2011.557496     Document Type: Review

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