Gender differences in the accuracy of grade expectancies and evaluations

Sex Roles

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 279-296

  Beyer, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

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EID: 0033169380     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018810430105     Document Type: Article

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