The validity of student evaluation of teaching in higher education: Love me, love my lectures?

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-405

  Shevlin, Mark ^a   Banyard, Philip ^b   Davies, Mark ^b   Griffiths, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79955494612     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713611436     Document Type: Article

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