A Solution to Grade Inflation.

O'Connor, Daniel

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ERIC Number: EJ211319

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979

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A Solution to Grade Inflation.

O'Connor, Daniel

Educational Record, v60 n3 p295-300 Sum 1979

Grade inflation is defined and the interplay between grading and evaluation are discussed. A solution to the problem of grade inflation is proposed: persuade the faculty members at a number of leading institutions to regard C+/B- as the appropriate median grade. (MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Grade Inflation, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Higher Education, Individual Development, Innovation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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