Grade Inflation

Grade InflationAn authoritative and provocative discussion of the key issues surrounding grade inflation and its possible effects on academic excellence. This book provides a provocative look at the issues and controversies surrounding grade inflation, and, more generally, grading practices in American higher education. The contributors confront the issues from a number of different disciplines and varying points of view. Topics explored include empirical evidence

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