Computer adaptive testing, big data and algorithmic approaches to education

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 827-840

  Thompson, Greg ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessment; Big data; Computer adaptive testing; data infrastructure; datafication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963852286     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2016.1158640     Document Type: Article

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