How to assign individualized scores on a group project: An empirical evaluation

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-308

  Zhang, Bo ^a   Ohland, Matthew W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

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EID: 74949143506     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957340902984075     Document Type: Article

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