Comparing Student Achievement across Experimental and Lecture-Oriented Sections of a Principles of Microeconomics Course

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 672-693

  Emerson, Tisha L N ^a   Taylor, Beck A ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0742323788     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4135338     Document Type: Article

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