The use and misuse of student evaluations of teaching

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-76

  Zabaleta, Francisco ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847202596     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562510601102131     Document Type: Article

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