1/30/03
News: HERI has just posted a chart comparing 1972/2002 GPA's by
institution type (link below). HERI also reports an apparent record low
percentage of students that report studying more than 6 hours per week.
Observation: Regarding grading trends, perhaps it should be noted as a
mitigating factor that at some schools incoming student SAT/ACT
averages have increased disproportionate to the increase in class grade
averages (I looked only at the University of Southern California)
Question: I wonder if there are academic studies investigating a
possible correlation between the institution of student course/teacher
evaluations and significant onset of grade inflation.
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Higher Education Research Institute (out of UCLA)
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/heri.html
Percent of Students who report studying more than 6 hours per week,
1987-2002 (looks like about 33%, apparently a record low). [First page;
source=HERI]
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/norms_charts.pdf
Chart of Grade Inflation by Institutional Type, 1972/2002. [Second
page; source=HERI]
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/norms_charts.pdf
National Survey of Student Engagement (out of Indiana University)
Does not appear to address grade inflation, but does conclude: "About
two fifths of all students spend ten or fewer hours per week preparing
for class, far less time than what faculty members say is needed."
http://www.iub.edu/~nsse/html/2002_report_press_release.htm
Report Overview (slow loading)
http://www.indiana.edu/~nsse/html/overview_2002.htm
DUKE PROFESSOR ON GRADE INFLATION, JAN. 2003
http://chronicle.com/free/2003/01/2003013007n.htm
(10 additional links at the above free site)
Professor Rojstaczer's Site:
http://www.hostcompany100.com/goneforg/gradeinflation.html
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GRADE INFLATION ARTICLES, COURTESY OF ALAN, NOVEMBER, 2002:
Here are some brief readings about the question of grade inflation for
your consideration in anticipation of your next "Talk About Teaching"
Faculty Team meeting.
Grade Inflation Unchecked Since 1960s
http://www.browndailyherald.com/stories.cfm?S=2&ID=6199
The Consequences of Grade Inflation
http://www.amacad.org/publications/monographs/Evaluation_Press.pdf
Mediocrity v. Excellence
http://www.wheaton.edu/Conservatory/PWiens/PDFs/GradeInflation/BrownUniv
ersity.pdf
Anguish Over Report on Grade Inflation
http://www.wheaton.edu/Conservatory/PWiens/PDFs/GradeInflation/WoeIsHarv
ard.pdf
"I'd fail this kid...."
http://www.wheaton.edu/Conservatory/PWiens/PDFs/GradeInflation/Doonesbur
y%20Academic%20Standards.pdf
Amid cries of grade inflation, C's still abound
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0820/p14s01-lehl.html
When 'A' is for Anybody
http://www.msnbc.com/news/797660.asp
Gary H. Jones, Ph.D
Western Carolina University
Assistant Professor of Business Communication
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Forsyth College of Business
Ph: 828.227.3615
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