An examination of the impact of grading policies on students'achievement

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 677-693

  Elikai, Fara ^a   Schuhmann, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 79961132972     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace.2010.25.4.677     Document Type: Article

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