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Instructional practices

A mastery learning approach to competency‐based education for public speaking instruction

Ann Q. Staton‐Spicer University of Washington,
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Ronald E. Bassett University of Texas‐Austin,
Pages 171-182 | Published online: 18 May 2009

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