To Control or Not to control: The question of whether experimental designs are appropriate for evaluating teaching innovations in higher education

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-101

  Kember, David ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 1442342997     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930301684     Document Type: Article

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