Automated formative assessment as a tool to scaffold student documentary writing

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-99

  Ferster, Bill ^a   Hammond, Thomas C ^b   Curby Alexander, R ^c   Lyman, Hunt ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d The Hill School   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated formative assessment; Digital documentaries; History education; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866291936     PISSN: 1093023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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