Examining effectiveness of communities of practice in online English for academic purposes (EAP) assessment in virtual classes

Computers and Education

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 291-300

  Asoodar, Maryam ^a   Atai, Mahmood Reza ^b   Vaezi, Shahin ^c   Marandi, Seyyedeh Susan ^a  

^a ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Assessment framework; Communities of learning; English for academic purposes (EAP); Online assessment; Online learning

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK; COMMUNITIES OF LEARNING; ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES (EAP); ON-LINE ASSESSMENT; ONLINE LEARNING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STUDENTS;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84885125458     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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