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Student evaluation of teaching quality in higher education: development of an instrument based on 10 Likert‐scales

P. Spooren University of Antwerp, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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D. Mortelmans University of Antwerp, Belgium
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J. Denekens University of Antwerp, Belgium
Pages 667-679 | Published online: 04 Oct 2007

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