ERIC Number: EJ1059702
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-2542
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Grade Trend Analysis for a Credit-Bearing Library Instruction Course
Guo, Shu
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v15 n2 p251-265 Apr 2015
Statistics suggest the prevalence of grade inflation nationwide, and researchers perform many analyses on student grades at both university and college levels. This analysis focuses on a one-credit library instruction course for undergraduate students at a large public university. The studies examine thirty semester GPAs and the percentages of As awarded over a fifteen-year period, from fall 1999 to spring 2014, to identify if there is any trend in the grades for the credit-bearing course. This longitudinal study is also intended to develop a practical method to evaluate student grades and to identify potential grading inconsistency problems for similar courses.
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Grades (Scholastic), Trend Analysis, Credits, Grade Inflation, Undergraduate Students, Grade Point Average, Longitudinal Studies, Interrater Reliability, Grading, Course Objectives, Course Evaluation, Student Records, Data Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Robustness (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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