Quality assurance of computer-assisted assessment: Practical and strategic issues

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-32

  Mckenna, Colleen ^a   Bull, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Management; Quality; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031595     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880010312659     Document Type: Review

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