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Direct linkBaglione, Stephen L.; Smith, Zachary – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine whether students perceive grade inflation as a problem. It questions whether differences exist in perceptions based upon gender and grade point average (GPA). Design/methodology/approach: Previously validated scales were used to assess perceptions. The sample included 108 full-time…
Descriptors: Grade Inflation, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences
Marx, Jonathan; Meeler, David – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2013
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to illustrate how universities play an institutional role in inflating student grade point averages (GPA) by modifying academic polices such as course withdraw, repeats, and satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade options. Design/methodology/approach: Three research strategies are employed: an examination of eight…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Grade Inflation, College Role, Policy Formation
Wongsurawat, Winai – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the evidence on whether grade inflation has led to an increasing emphasis on standardized test scores as a criterion for law school admissions. Design/methodology/approach: Fit probabilistic models to admissions data for American law schools during the mid to late 1990s, a period during which…
Descriptors: Grade Inflation, Law Schools, Standardized Tests, Academic Ability
Crumbley, D. Larry; Reichelt, Kenneth J. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2009
Purpose: Student evaluation of teaching (SET) questionnaires are used in many countries, although much current research questions the validity of these surveys. US research indicates that more than 90 percent of academic accounting departments use this performance measurement. This paper aims to focus on the validity of SET data.…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Mail Surveys, Course Content
Cavanaugh, Joseph K. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: This study investigates how the increased use of part-time and nontenure-track instructors may result in grade inflation. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses ten years of registrar data at a Midwest State (USA) institution to perform a multiple regression grade analysis. Findings: Evidence is found that part-time and…
Descriptors: Grade Inflation, Multiple Regression Analysis, Part Time Faculty, Nontenured Faculty
