Interpreting student ratings: Consultation, instructional modification, and attitudes towards course evaluation

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 291-305

  Fresko, Barbara ^a   Nasser, Fadia ^b  

^a BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 18044398747     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-491X(01)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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