Analysis of engineering discipline grade trends

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-178

  Mcallister, Charles D ^a   Jiang, Xiaoyue ^b   Aghazadeh, Fereydoun ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955570579     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930601127802     Document Type: Review

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