Grade Inflation Rates among Different Ability Students, Controlling for Other Factors

Creator

Stephanie McSpirit
Kirk E. Jones

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

September 1999

Abstract

This study compares grade inflation rates among different ability students at a large, open admissions public University. Specifically, this study compares trends in graduating grade point average (GPA) from 1983 to 1996 across low, typical and higher ability students. This study also tests other explanations for increases in graduating GPA. These other explanations are changes in 1) ACT score 2) gender 3) college major and 4) vocational programs. ...

Extent

16

Volume

7

Issue

30

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00142

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

McSpirit, Stephanie and Jones, Kirk E., "Grade Inflation Rates among Different Ability Students, Controlling for Other Factors" (1999). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 357.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/357