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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
Graduation Odds and Probabilities among Baccalaureate Colleges and Universities
My latest article, “Graduation Odds and Probabilities among Baccalaureate Colleges and Universities“, is published in the recent quarterly Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice. Here’s the abstract. Graduation outcomes are analyzed at public and private baccalaureate colleges … Continue reading
Posted in Graduation Rates, Higher Education, Mobility, Retention Rates, Socio-economic Status
Tagged educational achievement, equal opportunity, graduation rates, higher education, journal, logistic regression, mobility, odds, private colleges, probabilities, public colleges, retention, socio-economic status, student achievement
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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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Tagged GPA, grade inflation, grades distribution, higher education, private colleges, public colleges
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