Teacher as Judge or Partner: The Dilemma of Grades Versus Learning

Journal of Education for Business

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 336-342

  Farias, Gerard ^a   Farias, Christine M ^a   Fairfield, Kent D ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

grading; learning; teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927556982     PISSN: 08832323     EISSN: 19403356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08832321003604961     Document Type: Article

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