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Download full textKarp, Melinda Mechur; Bork, Rachel Hare – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
Increasing the number of young people who attain postsecondary credentials has become one of the primary educational objectives of the 2010s. While low college success rates are typically linked to students' lack of academic preparation for college and their subsequent need for developmental or remedial instruction, research suggests that even…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Credentials, Academic Persistence
Peer reviewedNespor, Jan – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Examines grading systems in undergraduate education at a large university, using data from a 12-month ethnographic study. Identifies how grades determine student movement from college to other organizations. Questions relationships of grading systems to students' perceptions of their own knowledge and grading's role in educational outcomes. Finds…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credentials, Ethnography, Grade Point Average
