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Denton, Jon J.; Crowley, Lee B. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1978
Using 68 students in professional education coursework, the study determined whether accomplishment of performance objectives determined by satisfactory performance on unit tests during instruction was related to the student's performance on an end-of-course retention test. Evidence supported the assignment of grade credit based on objective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grading, Individualized Instruction, Mastery Learning
Peer reviewedDenton, Jon J.; Henson, Kenneth T. – Educational Leadership, 1979
College-level "grade inflation" may result not from flabby standards but from more effective instructional strategies such as mastery learning. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competency Based Education, Grade Inflation, Higher Education
