Effects of academic discipline and teaching goals in predicting grading beliefs among undergraduate teaching faculty

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 455-467

  Barnes, Laura L B ^a   Bull, Kay S ^b   Campbell, N Jo ^b   Perry, Katye M ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College faculty; Educational objectives; Grading; Intellectual disciplines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035429599     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011006909774     Document Type: Article

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