Redesigning a Large Enrollment Course: The Impact on Academic Performance, Course Completion and Student Perceptions in Introductory Psychology
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology Learning & Teaching
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1475-7257,1475-7257
DOI: 10.2304/plat.2014.13.2.107