Grade distributions, grading procedures, and students' evaluations of instructors: A justice perspective

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-271

  Tata, Jasmine ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039627976     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223989909599739     Document Type: Article

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