Evaluating instruction: Developing a program that supports the teaching librarian

Research Strategies

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 506-515

  Ariew, Susan ^a   Lener, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom assessments; Instructional effectiveness; Instructional improvement; Library instruction; Teaching evaluations; Teaching skill

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248576442     PISSN: 07343310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resstr.2006.12.020     Document Type: Article

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