Uses and misuses of student opinion surveys in eight Australian universities

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-141

  Bedggood, Rowan E ^a   Pollard, Robin J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Reliability; Student surveys; Teacher evaluation; Teaching effectiveness; Universities; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033174171     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494419904300203     Document Type: Article

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