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Direct linkSchutz, Kelly R.; Drake, Brent M.; Lessner, Janet; Hughes, Gail F. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2015
Grades historically have indicated student performance in college. Previous studies in the higher education literature, primarily conducted at four-year teaching institutions, have suggested reasons for grade inflation but have provided little supporting empirical data. This quantitative, non-experimental, comparative study used survey research to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Grühn, Daniel; Cheng, Yanhua – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
Montepare suggested the use of a self-correcting approach to multiple-choice tests: Students first take the exam as usual, but are allowed to hand in a self-corrected version afterwards. The idea of this approach is that the additional interaction with the material may foster further learning. To examine whether such an approach actually improves…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Active Learning, Large Group Instruction
Download full textShaw, Emily J.; Mattern, Krista D. – College Board, 2009
This study examined the relationship between students' self-reported high school grade point average (HSGPA) from the SAT Questionnaire and their HSGPA provided by the colleges and universities they attend. The purpose of this research was to offer updated information on the relatedness of self-reported (by the student) and school-reported (by the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade Point Average, Accuracy, Aptitude Tests
Peer reviewedWegman, Jack R. – College and University, 1987
A methodology for efficient measurement of the occurrence and direction of grade inflation using the techniques of price indexing is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Economic Research, Grade Inflation
