Publication Date
| In 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2023 | 0 |
| Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Academic Achievement | 2 |
| Competition | 2 |
| Grade Inflation | 2 |
| Grade Point Average | 2 |
| Grading | 2 |
| High Schools | 2 |
| School Choice | 2 |
| Student Recruitment | 2 |
| Assignments | 1 |
| Attendance Patterns | 1 |
| College Admission | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Walsh, Patrick | 2 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textWalsh, Patrick – Education Working Paper Archive, 2010
This paper considers whether high schools in competitive environments use grade inflation to attract and retain families, perhaps in addition to more constructive responses. Two measures of grade inflation are used: the cutoffs used by each school to assign a letter grade to a percent score; and high school GPA after controlling for test scores, a…
Descriptors: High Schools, Competition, Grade Inflation, Student Recruitment
Peer reviewed
Direct linkWalsh, Patrick – Journal of School Choice, 2010
This paper considers whether high schools in competitive environments use grade inflation to attract and retain families, perhaps in addition to more constructive responses. Two measures of grade inflation are used: the cutoffs used by each school to assign a letter grade to a percent score and high school grade point average after controlling for…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Grade Inflation, Competition, Least Squares Statistics
