E-assessment: Wash-Back Effects and Challenges (Examining Students’ and Teachers’ Attitudes Towards E-tests)

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  • Ibtessam Abdulaziz Binnahedh Shaqraa University

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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1201.25

Abstract

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Author Biography

Ibtessam Abdulaziz Binnahedh, Shaqraa University

Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, College of Education

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2022-01-02

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