Understanding the state of the art for measurement in chemistry education research: Examining the psychometric evidence

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 536-545

  Arjoon, Janelle A ^a   Xu, Xiaoying ^a   Lewis, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; Testing Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877747714     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed3002013     Document Type: Article

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