Computer-based Adaptive Speed Tests

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Computer-based Adaptive Speed Tests. / Brefeld, Ulf; Bengs, Daniel.
The 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining EDM 2014: Proceedings. Hrsg. / John Stamper; Zachary Pardos; Manolis Mavrikis; Bruce M. McLaren. London, 2014. S. 221-224.

Publikation: Beiträge in SammelwerkenAufsätze in KonferenzbändenForschungbegutachtet

Harvard

Brefeld, U & Bengs, D 2014, Computer-based Adaptive Speed Tests. in J Stamper, Z Pardos, M Mavrikis & BM McLaren (Hrsg.), The 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining EDM 2014: Proceedings. London, S. 221-224, 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining - EDM 2014 , London, Großbritannien / Vereinigtes Königreich, 04.07.14. <http://educationaldatamining.org/EDM2014/uploads/procs2014/short%20papers/221_EDM-2014-Short.pdf>

APA

Brefeld, U., & Bengs, D. (2014). Computer-based Adaptive Speed Tests. In J. Stamper, Z. Pardos, M. Mavrikis, & B. M. McLaren (Hrsg.), The 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining EDM 2014: Proceedings (S. 221-224). http://educationaldatamining.org/EDM2014/uploads/procs2014/short%20papers/221_EDM-2014-Short.pdf

Vancouver

Brefeld U, Bengs D. Computer-based Adaptive Speed Tests. in Stamper J, Pardos Z, Mavrikis M, McLaren BM, Hrsg., The 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining EDM 2014: Proceedings. London. 2014. S. 221-224

Bibtex

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