The Influence of Grades on Teaching Effectiveness Ratings at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-321

  Guinn, Bobby ^a   Vincent, Vern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

grade inflation; grade leniency; student achievement; underrepresented student evaluations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990370606     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192706291138     Document Type: Article

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