Grading leniency, grade discrepancy, and student ratings of instruction

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 410-425

  Griffin, Bryan W ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution theory; Grade discrepancy; Grading leniency; Self serving bias; Student evaluations of instruction; Student ratings of instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444232735     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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