Should peers' evaluations be used in class projects?: Questions regarding reliability, leniency, and acceptance

Psychological Reports

Volumn 78, Issue 3 PART 2, 1996, Pages 1243-1250

  Morahan Martin, Janet ^a,b  

^a Bryant College

^b BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001414473     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1996.78.3c.1243     Document Type: Article

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