Descriptor
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| North America | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkGermain, Marie-Line; Scandura, Terri A. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2005
The media has recently exposed that grade inflation is a concern for higher education in North America. Grade inflation may be due to consumerism by universities that now compete for students. Keeping students happy (and paying) may have been emphasized more than learning. We review the literature on faculty evaluation and present a model that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Grade Inflation, Faculty Evaluation, Individual Differences
Bastick, Tony – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2004
British Commonwealth universities inherited the class system for classifying degrees. However, increasing global marketization has brought with it increasing demands for student exchanges, particularly with universities in North America. Hence, Commonwealth universities are considering adopting grade point averages (GPAs) for degree classification…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Grade Inflation, Economic Climate, North Americans
