Improving the assessment of student learning: Advancing a research agenda in sociology

Teaching Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-79

  Weiss, Gregory L ^a   Cosbey, Janet R ^a   Habel, Shelly K ^a   Hanson, Chad M ^a   Larsen, Carolee ^a  

^a ROANOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0036002430     PISSN: 0092055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3211521     Document Type: Review

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