Can computerised testing be authentic?

ReCALL

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-104

  Laurier, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84937320368     PISSN: 09583440     EISSN: 14740109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958344000001014     Document Type: Article

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