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| Grade Point Average | 1 |
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Peer reviewedZirkel, Perry A. – Teachers College Record, 1999
Grade inflation pervades U.S. schools at all levels, and it is particularly pronounced in the humanities fields and in departments, schools, and colleges of education (DSCEs). This problem presents a leadership opportunity for DSCEs to develop and implement a credible and meaningful grade distribution system to combat pervasive grade inflation.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Inflation, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic)
