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Grade Inflation Continues

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  • R. Scott Clark
on March 16, 2009 | 9 Comments

There is a story in the 12 March 2009 issue of the Chronicles of Higher Education building on the research presented at GradeInflation.com showing that post-secondary grades have risen steadily since 1991.

Categorized Academic Stuff | Tagged Academic Stuff, grade inflation | 9 Comments

All the Children Are Not Above Average

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  • R. Scott Clark
on December 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

In Lake Wobegon all the children are above average. Outside of Lake Wobegon, however, it isn’t so. Therein lies the problem. Of course Garrison Keillor is being funny. In the nature of things, all the children cannot be above average. A recent . . . Continue reading →

Categorized Academic Stuff | Tagged academic standards, fixity, grade inflation, grades, Liquidity, social changes | 1 Comment

Grade Inflation And The Self-Esteem Economy

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  • R. Scott Clark
on December 5, 2013 | 5 Comments

‘The median grade in Harvard College is indeed an A-,’ the school’s dean of education said today, according to the student newspaper. Even more stunning: ‘The most frequently awarded grade in Harvard College is actually a straight A.’ —Roberto A. Ferdman, “The . . . Continue reading →

Ambivalence About Student Evaluations

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  • R. Scott Clark
on June 11, 2014 | 2 Comments

Student ratings continue to be the source of information most widely used to assess teaching. The use of written, formal student ratings increased from 88.1 to 94.2 percent over the ten-year period. A dean in Texas wrote, “Students are the most accurate . . . Continue reading →

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