Education in the Knowledge Society (Aug 2013)

The digital portfolio as a tool for the development of generic skills

  • José Luis Rodríguez Illera,
  • Cristina Galván Fernández,
  • Francesc Martínez Olmo

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 157 – 177

Abstract

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