Evaluation of quality of student experiences at a university using a Rasch measurement model

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-168

  Waugh, Russell F ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0038012190     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(03)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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