Determinants of Course Grades in Allied Health Sciences Programs.
Past research has shown that there is a pattern of systematic grade inflation in higher education in the U.S. As a result, it is difficult for prospective employers and graduate school admission directors to distinguish bright candidates when recruiting new graduates, The purpose of this study was t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Allied Health Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 35 - 45 |
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Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP)
Spring2018
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