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The role of computer-aided assessment in health professional education: a comparison of student performance in computer-based and paper-and-pen multiple-choice tests

Gary Lee, Patricia Weerakoon The School of Biomedial Sciences, The Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 152-157 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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