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ERIC Number: EJ216277
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Grade Inflation: Unmasking the Scourge of the Seventies.
Potter, William P.
College and University, v55 n1 p19-26 Fall 1979
A study conducted at Alma College to determine how and why grade inflation occurred is discussed. Grade inflation is seen as being caused by many factors including calendar changes, requirement reductions, better defined grading scales, and shifts in faculty attitudes. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Average, Grade Inflation, Grade Point Average, Grading, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Honor Societies, Models, Pass Fail Grading, Private Colleges, Small Colleges, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alma College MI