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Collins, Janet; Nickel, K. N. – 1978
This article on grading practices in colleges considers the following issues: the more extensive utilization of nontraditional grades by many institutions, the practices of some institutions of not giving or not recording D and/or F grades, the policy of permitting unlimited repeating of courses with the last or highest grade received used in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Policy, Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis
Collins, Janet; Nickel, K. N. – 1979
Focusing on current grading practices, this report details a survey of 443 respondents from both four- and two-year institutions of higher education. The data are compared with a 1973-74 survey of the same institutions. Findings show that in general more stringent policies are enforced in the use of nontraditional grading practices, in making-up…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria
