| Directory > Society > Issues > Education > Grade Inflation National Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities
Graphs, charts and commentary by a concerned professor.
http://www.hostcompany100.com/goneforg/gradeinflation.html
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The Chronicle of Higher Education - Duke Professor Releases Data on Grade Inflation at 34 Colleges
Professor is trying to highlight the scope of the grade inflation problem by compiling a database
of average grade-point averages over time at various four-year colleges and placing the information
on his Web site, GradeInflation.com.
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/01/2003013007n.htm
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Jacksonville.com: Thousands of students victims of 'grade inflation'
One school's experience with changing grading schemes and increasing expectations of students.
http://schoolmatch.com/audit/jacksonville/articles/gradezz.htm
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Grade Inflation: The Current Fraud
Study finds that grade inflation is most prevalent at at the poorest performing schools.
http://schoolmatch.com/articles/ESRJAN97.htm
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NYTimes.com - Harvard Faculty Votes to Put the Excellence Back in the A
Harvard is switching to a new grade scale as well as limiting the number of students which can
graduate with honors, both in response to the general trend of grade inflation on campus.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/22/education/22HARV.html
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Fiscal Policy Effects on Grade Inflation
Article with references stating that grade inflation exists and one of its causes is fiscal and
budgetary policy, specifically, enrollment-based funding formulas as a means of allocating funds
for higher education.
http://www.newfoundations.com/Policy/Barndt.html
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The Guardian - Inquiry into exam grade inflation claims
Claims have been made that the passing scores for GSCE maths have been systematically reduced to
give better results.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4248272,00.html
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Grade Inflation and Corporatism
Questions the assertions that schools are catering to students as "consumers" and trying
too hard to please them to keep their business.
http://complit.rutgers.edu/palinurus/
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The Chronicle: Colloquy: Grade inflation?
Government scholarships or tax breaks on tuition that are contingent on students' achieving certain
grade-point averages may be responsible for unintended grade inflation on college campuses.
http://chronicle.com/colloquy/97/inflation/inflation.htm
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The Chronicle of Higher Education - Can Untenured Faculty Members Stop Grade Inflation?
A former teaching fellow at Harvard reveals some of the pressures on nontenured professors to give
good grades.
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2001/12/2001121301c.htm
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The Chronicle of Higher Education - Grade Inflation: It's Time to Face the Facts
Harvard professor discusses the issue at his school and in his classes.
http://chronicle.com/free/v47/i30/30b02401.htm
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Boston Globe - Harvard's Quiet Secret: Rampant Grade Inflation
Rampant grade inflation has made Harvard's top prize for students - graduating with honors -
virtually meaningless.
http://www.boston.com/globe/metro/packages/harvard_honors/
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Changes in High School Grading Standards in Mathematics, 1982-1992
A RAND corporation research report which is free to download. Concludes that grade inflation did
not occur over the decade covered by the report.
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1445/
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NYTimes.com - Harvard Committee Works to Restore the Honor of the B Plus
Addresses grade inflation issues at Harvard over the years. [Requires free NYTimes.com
registration to view]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/21/education/21GRAD.html
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