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‘Student experience’ surveys: some methodological considerations and an empirical investigation

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‘Student experience’ surveys: some methodological considerations and an empirical investigation. / Yorke, Mantz.
In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, Vol. 34, No. 6, 2009, p. 721-739.

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Yorke, M 2009, '‘Student experience’ surveys: some methodological considerations and an empirical investigation', Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 721-739. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930802474219

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Yorke, M. (2009). ‘Student experience’ surveys: some methodological considerations and an empirical investigation. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 34(6), 721-739. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930802474219

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Yorke M. ‘Student experience’ surveys: some methodological considerations and an empirical investigation. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 2009;34(6):721-739. doi: 10.1080/02602930802474219

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Yorke, Mantz. / ‘Student experience’ surveys : some methodological considerations and an empirical investigation. In: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 2009 ; Vol. 34, No. 6. pp. 721-739.

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