Assessing the impact of group projects on examination performance in social statistics

Teaching in Higher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-460

  Delucchi, Michael ^a  

^a University of Hawaii West Oahu   (United States)

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EID: 34547102246     PISSN: 13562517     EISSN: 14701294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13562510701415383     Document Type: Article

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