Using formative evaluation in the development of learner-centered materials

CALICO Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-68

  Blyth, Carl S ^a   Davis, James N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextualized Versus Decontextualized Language; Formative Evaluation; Instructional Technology Development; Learner centered Curriculum; Student Data

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050783854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20569017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/cj.v25i1.48-68     Document Type: Article

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