Distinguishing between good (useful) and bad workloads on students' evaluations of teaching

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 183-212

  Marsh, Herbert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035594450     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312038001183     Document Type: Article

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