Using a Senior Seminar for Assessing the Major

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 156-159

  Morgan, Betsy Levonian ^a   Johnson, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

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EID: 0031513436     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top2403_1     Document Type: Article

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