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Download full textCamara, Wayne; Kimmel, Ernest; Scheuneman, Janice; Sawtell, Ellen A. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2004
There is clear evidence that the average grades earned in high school have been going up for some period of time. This study examines the question of whether students of varying backgrounds have experienced similar increases in grade point average (GPA) over a 25-plus-year period. Changes in SAT verbal and mathematical scores for the same gender…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Inflation, Grades (Scholastic), Grade Point Average
