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Grade inflation impacts university credibility, student courses of study, choices of
institution, and other areas. There has been an upward shift in grades without a
corresponding upward shift in knowledge gained. Some of the most frequently mentioned
causes of grade inflation are:
student evaluations of professors,
student teacher dynamics,
merit-based financial aid, and
student expectations.
Among the reasons for higher student grades on the part of professors are:
fear of student evaluations,
avoidance of bad relations with students,
below average teaching skills,
lack of experience,
a lack of clearly stated objectives, and
job security.
While grades are not a perfect answer to assessing student performance in a course they
are still the best answer we have for evaluating students. In order to evaluate students
more accurately, universities must identify the problems in grading and grading
practices. Once this is accomplished new practices can be designed and policies
implemented.
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