Where class size really matters: Class size and student ratings of instructor effectiveness

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-265

  Bedard, Kelly ^a   Kuhn, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Class size; College quality; Student evaluations

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CURRICULUM; STUDENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA BARBARA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43249086476     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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