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By 2008, A’s in College Were Nearly Three Times More Common than They Were in 1960
A new study confirms what many people have observed without the benefit of a formal study: A’s in college are becoming ordinary. The authors found, “Our data (Figure 1) show that in 1960, as in the 1940s and 1950s, C … Continue reading
Grade Inflation in U.S. Colleges
I remain convinced the following trend in grade inflation among U.S. colleges is difficult to justify.
Incredible Grade Inflation at American Colleges and Universities
After examining contemporary grades from 135 colleges and universities with a total enrollment of 1.5 million students Rojstaczer and Healy (2012) find that, on average across a wide range of schools, A’s represent 43% of all letter grades, an increase … Continue reading
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