Is there a relationship between class size and student ratings of teaching quality?

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 596-604

  Fernández, Juan ^a   Mateo, Miguel A ^b   Muñiz, José ^b  

^a Campus de Somosaguas   (Spain)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040707396     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164498058004003     Document Type: Article

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