Translating comments on student evaluations into the language of learning

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 279-286

  Hodges, Linda C ^a   Stanton, Katherine ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Personal epistemology; Student evaluations; Student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845610062     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-006-9027-3     Document Type: Review

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