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Download full textKathleen D. Dyer – Family Science Review, 2023
Outcomes assessment in an academic family science program led to the accidental discovery of grade inflation that was causing impaction problems in upper-division major courses. The current analysis evaluates the effectiveness of a policy intervention designed to improve academic rigor in previously grade-inflated classes. The new policy required…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Grade Inflation, Grading, Program Evaluation
