The increasing acceptance of onscreen marking - the 'tablet computer' effect

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 119-129

  Coniam, David ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

English language assessment; Onscreen marking; Tablet computers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879639008     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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