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Evidence of Halo Effects in Student Evaluations of Communication Instruction

Thomas Hugh Feeley Director of Educational Development in the Department of Family Medicine at State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14215
Pages 225-236 | Published online: 18 Oct 2010

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