Reported gains in student learning: Do academic disciplines make a difference?

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 429-454

  Pike, Gary R ^a,b   Killian, Timothy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b 1 Parker Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Academic disciplines; Biglan; College environment; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035429672     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011054825704     Document Type: Article

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