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Download full textGoodwin, Deborah Hayes; Holman, David M. – 2003
In an effort to hold schools accountable, Arkansas added grade inflation into the accountability system. The Arkansas Legislature mandated that the Arkansas Department of Education identify high schools with "statistically significant variance" between students' grade point averages (GPAs) and ACT performances. A grade inflation index…
Descriptors: Accountability, Grade Inflation, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic)
