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8: Action Research for Instructional Improvement: Using Data to Enhance Student Learning at Your Institution

dc.contributor.authorCook, Constance E.
dc.contributor.authorWright, Mary
dc.contributor.authorO’Neal, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-23T17:31:01Z
dc.date.available2017-10-23T17:31:01Z
dc.date.issued2007-06
dc.identifier.citationCook, Constance E.; Wright, Mary; O’Neal, Christopher (2007). "8: Action Research for Instructional Improvement: Using Data to Enhance Student Learning at Your Institution." To Improve the Academy 25(1): 123-138.
dc.identifier.issn2334-4822
dc.identifier.issn2334-4822
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/138872
dc.publisherRoutledgeFalmer
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.title8: Action Research for Instructional Improvement: Using Data to Enhance Student Learning at Your Institution
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollow
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEducation
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/138872/1/tia200478.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/j.2334-4822.2007.tb00478.x
dc.identifier.sourceTo Improve the Academy
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