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ERIC Number: EJ598408
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Grade Inflation Rates among Different Ability Students, Controlling for Other Factors.
Mc Spirit, Stephanie; Jones, Kirk E.
Education Policy Analysis Archives, v7 n30 1999
Compared grade inflation rates among students of different abilities at an open-admissions public university by examining trends in graduating grade point average from 1983 to 1996. The higher grade inflation rates among low aptitude students suggest that faculty might be using grades to encourage learning among marginal students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Educational Trends, Grade Inflation, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Low Achievement
Electronic journal available at http://epaa.asu.epaa; 19 pages. This journal is archived in "Resources in Education" (RIE).
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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