Where A Is Ordinary¶
Rojstaczer, S., & Healy, C. (2012). Where A Is Ordinary: The Evolution of American College and University Grading, 1940–2009. Teachers College Record, 114(7), 1-23.
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Primes¶
- Signal Devaluation
- Grade inflation. Average GPAs have risen steadily with concentration at the top of the scale; graduate schools and employers adapt by discounting high grades and shifting weight to alternative signals.
This sourceDocuments the long-run rise of average GPAs and concentration of grades at the top of the scale (A's rose from ~15% of grades in 1960 to ~43% by 2009), the canonical grade-inflation evidence.
- Grade inflation. Average GPAs have risen steadily with concentration at the top of the scale; graduate schools and employers adapt by discounting high grades and shifting weight to alternative signals.
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