Ratings of university teacher instruction: How much do student and course characteristics really matter?

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 593-601

  Beran, Tanya ^a   Violato, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 34648878872     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930500260688     Document Type: Article

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