Re-engineering the multiple choice question exam for social work

European Journal of Social Work

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 521-535

  Heron, Gavin ^a   Lerpiniere, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evidence Based; Learning; Multiple Choice Exam; Social Work Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885165432     PISSN: 13691457     EISSN: 14682664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2012.691873     Document Type: Article

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