Student Performance: Assessment Centers Versus Traditional Classroom Evaluation Techniques

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 198-201

  Bartels, Lynn K ^a   Bommer, William H ^b   Rubin, Robert S ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751077837     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832320009599014     Document Type: Article

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