Differential Grading Standards Revisited.

Strenta, A. Christopher; Elliott, Rogers

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Publication Date: 1987

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Differential Grading Standards Revisited.

Strenta, A. Christopher; Elliott, Rogers

Journal of Educational Measurement, v24 n4 p281-91 Win 1987

Differential grading standards were examined in a sample of 1,029 Dartmouth College graduates. Fields of study that attracted students (as majors) who scored higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) employed stricter grading standards. These differential standards attenuated the substantial correlation between SAT scores and grades. (Author/GDC)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, Competitive Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Grading, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Selective Colleges, Student Evaluation

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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