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Peer reviewedSewell, Ellen – Journal of Economic Education, 2004
It is a popular practice among college professors to drop the lowest component grade in computing the course grade. A benefit of this practice is the elimination of the need to evaluate excuses or administer make-up exams. The author uses data from a controlled experiment to examine the impact of such a policy on student behavior and course…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Microeconomics, Student Motivation
