Assessing the Effectiveness of Supplemental Instruction: A critique and a case study

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-231

  McCarthy, Andrew ^a   Smuts, Bridget ^a   Cosser, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0347304607     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075079712331381054     Document Type: Article

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