What do freehand and computer-facilitated drawings tell teachers about the children who drew them?

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-369

  Harris, Judith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children s drawings; Interjudge agreement; Teacher perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007883757     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1997.10782204     Document Type: Article

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