Predicting student ratings: The relationship between actual student ratings and instructors' predictions

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Nassera, Fadia ^a   Fresko, Barbara ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

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EID: 34648864147     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930500262338     Document Type: Article

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