Student evaluations of teaching: Perceptions and biasing factors

Quality Assurance in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-317

  Al Issa, Ahmad ^a   Sulieman, Hana ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bias; Perception; Students; Teaching; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547134748     PISSN: 09684883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09684880710773183     Document Type: Article

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