Student evaluations: Are they valid measures of course effectiveness?

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Kidd, Robert S ^a   Latif, David A ^a  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14844307094     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj680361     Document Type: Article

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