Does the relationship between student ratings of course easiness and course quality vary across schools? the role of school academic rankings

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 455-464

  Bowling, Nathan A ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956568839     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930701562965     Document Type: Article

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