Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ717389
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Jan-1
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0574
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Grade Inflation: Metaphor and Reality
Kamber, Richard; Biggs, Mary
Journal of Education, v184 n1 p31-37 Win 2003
Grade inflation has become a general term for teachers and administrators in recent times and is an ambiguous denomination which needs to be identified. The allegory and reality of grade inflation is discussed.
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Grade Inflation, Academic Standards, Academic Achievement, Grades (Scholastic)
Journal of Education, Boston University, School of Education, 621 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Web site: http://www.bu.edu/education/jed/jedContact.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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