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Hassel, Holly; Lourey, Jessica – College Teaching, 2005
More than eleven hundred university students were surveyed to determine attitudes toward learning and accountability. Apathy, absenteeism, and grade inflation emerged as contributing to the lack of student accountability. This article suggests institutional changes to reanimate college classrooms: explicit expectations; smaller, engaged classes;…
Descriptors: Student Responsibility, Grade Inflation, Accountability, Student Attitudes