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Download full textWoodruff, David J.; Ziomek, Robert L. – ACT Inc, 2004
This report presents the results of a study investigating inflation in high school grade point average (HSGPA). Inflation was measured by comparing HSGPA to ACT Assessment (ACT) scores over the years 1991 to 2003. The results indicate the presence of grade inflation over the 13 years. That is, HSGPAs increased without a concomitant increase in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade Inflation, Academic Achievement, Grading
Woodruff, David J.; Ziomek, Robert L. – ACT Inc, 2004
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate differential grading standards among public high schools. This study focused on documenting differential grading standards between 1998 and 2002. Five years were studied to verify that the observed differences in grading standards were not transient. Differences in grading standards among high…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grading, Academic Standards, Secondary Education
