Online student course evaluations: Review of literature and a pilot study

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-43

  Anderson, Heidi M ^a   Cain, Jeff ^a   Bird, Eleanora ^a  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Course evaluations; Internet; Online evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744568535     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj690105     Document Type: Review

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