Enhancing Knowledge Representations and Student Agency: A Study on Digital Assessment Designs in Higher Education
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/dfl.234 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7480
Language: English
Page range: 75 - 87
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 24, 2025
Published on: Oct 16, 2025
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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