Assessment as a scholarly activity? faculty perceptions of and willingness to engage in student learning assessment

Journal of General Education

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-15

  Wang, Xueli ^a   Hurley, Sarah ^a  

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EID: 84859076823     PISSN: 00213667     EISSN: 15272060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jge.2012.0005     Document Type: Article

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