Grade Inflation
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| Originally published | 2003 |
| Authors | Valen E. Johnson |
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| ID | 1683102 |
About Grade Inflation
Grade inflation runs rampant at most colleges and universities, but faculty and administrators are seemingly unwilling to face the problem. This book explains why, exposing many of the misconceptions surrounding college grading. . . .
Top degrees fall for the first time in a decade
... Grade InflationThe OfS report comes as some students face delays receiving their grades this summer because of The University and College Union says it could affect more than half a million graduations...
First-class degrees more than double in a decade
... OfS boss Susan Lapworth said the pandemic " cannot be used as an excuse to allow a decade of unexplained Grade Inflation to be baked into the system"...
GCSEs and A-levels in 2022 will be graded more generously
... But it does not expect Grade Inflation as a result...
To stop Grade inflation in the top-degree steps
... It follows warnings by the competent Minister of the need to prevent Grade Inflation, the devaluation of degrees...
Universities warned of unfair recruitment tactics
... A spokesman for the universities group said this included ensuring the fairness of the admissions process, being more transparent in how students university fees are spent and committing to ending Grade Inflation ...
The parliamentary election in 2019: Nine great things, not by cutting
... More universities, the universities were under the cosh about high fees, Grade Inflation, and overpaying their heads...
10 charts on what happens after graduation
... education in GCSEs has improved, this triggered worries about Grade Inflation and easier tests...
First-class degrees more than double in a decade
The proportion of students in England awarded first-class degrees has More Than doubled in a decade, the university watchdog says.
About 36% of students were awarded The Top grade in 2019-20 and 38% in 2020-21, according to
In 2010-11, it was just under 16%.
OfS boss Susan Lapworth said the pandemic " cannot be used as an excuse to allow a decade of unexplained Grade Inflation to be baked into the system".
Following demands from students, universities introduced " no detriment" policies to protect grades from being adversely affected when teaching moved online.
Average grades from previous years were used as benchmarks for assessments, for example.
Regulatory concernsThe OfS said about half of first-class degrees awarded to students in 2020-21 were " unexplained" - which means they cannot be accounted for by differences in graduates from year to year, such as their A-level grades.
It is the First Time this kind of analysis from the OfS has been published since 2020, so The Report takes in data from both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years.
OfS interim chief executive Ms Lapworth said: " There are a variety of Reasons - including improved teaching and Learning - That could lead to an increase in the rate of firsts awarded.
" However, the sustained increase in unexplained firsts awarded continues to pose regulatory concerns for the OfS. "
And the OfS would " investigate these issues".
Source of news: bbc.com