ADJUSTING COLLEGE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE FOR VARIATIONS IN GRADING STANDARDS
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عنوان ژورنال: ETS Research Report Series
سال: 1992
ISSN: 2330-8516
DOI: 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1992.tb01496.x