Does Learning-Centered Teaching Promote Grade Improvement?

Innovative Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 397-405

  Mostrom, Alison M ^a   Blumberg, Phyllis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Grade improvement; Grade inflation; Learning centered teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867730052     PISSN: 07425627     EISSN: 15731758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10755-012-9216-1     Document Type: Article

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