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Tag: grading

Learning

Why that 4.0 GPA isn't so rare

Alex Friedrich July 15, 2011, 10:31 AM Jul 15, 2011
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Yes, it’s a lot easier to get an A these days. The New York Times blog Economix looks at a new study by grade-inflation researchers Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy, who have found that the number of A’s given in college has skyrocketed since 1940: Most recently, about 43 percent of all letter grades given Read more →

Learning

Grade inflation on Midmorning

Alex Friedrich January 25, 2011, 9:54 AM Jan 25, 2011
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Update: Interesting program. A few snippets — If profs give easier A’s they get higher ratings from students, which is a main way schools track faculty teaching. So it’s a perverse incentive. Administrators feel similar pressure. The emphasis on student recreation — the full college experience — is up. So administrators feel pressure not to Read more →

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