Cross-level effects of class characteristics on students' perceptions of teaching quality

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 818-825

  Ting, Kwok Fai ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0034347504     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.92.4.818     Document Type: Article

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