A perspective on student learning outcome assessment at Qatar University

Quality in Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-271

  Al Thani, Shaikha Jabor ^a   Abdelmoneim, Ali ^a   Daoud, Khaled ^a   Cherif, Adel ^b   Moukarzel, Dalal ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

assessment; continuous improvement; higher education; quality assurance; student learning outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917677072     PISSN: 13538322     EISSN: 14701081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13538322.2014.964079     Document Type: Article

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