Grades and Ranking: When Tenure Affects Assessment

Filetti, Jean; Wright, Mary F.; King, William M.

doi:10.7275/13cn-ab86

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Institutional Norms Influencing Faculty Grading Practices1

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“…Faculty rank (i.e., contingent, term, probationary, and tenured faculty) is one institutional norm that may influence faculty grading practices. Faculty with probationary or less secure rank tend to award higher grades when compared to their more senior colleagues (Filetti et al, 2010;Kezim et al, 2005;Moore & Trahan, 1998). Indeed, probationary and term faculty may inflate their grades based upon their lack of teaching experience or to receive more positive student evaluations which can assist in "purchasing" or maintaining future employment (Moore & Trahan, 1998;Sonner, 2000).…”

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Faculty Grading Practices and Competency-Based Education: Challenges and a New Opportunity

Townsley¹,

Schmid²

2022

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Faculty Grading Practices and Competency-Based Education: Challenges and a New Opportunity

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Schmid²

2022

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Grade inflation and grading process: does faculty workload matter?

Ternikov,

Blyakher

2024

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PurposeThis paper focuses on the factors related to faculty workload in the context of resource scarcity to examine whether there is a relationship between them and grade inflation.Design/methodology/approachAs for methodological novelty, the authors created an indicator of students' expectations about grades that is related to grade inflation and conducted regression analysis using cluster-robust error correction based on this indicator.FindingsThe results suggested that proper workload allocation among the faculty can mitigate grade inflation. Namely, such measures as control for concurrent courses, the length of courses and the labor intensity of the faculty are suggested for grade inflation prevention.Originality/valueAcademic literature posits that a steep increase in average grades might cause a long-term depreciation of the quality of higher education. This article is, therefore, focused on various factors connected with grade inflation in higher education. The authors highlighted problems associated with teaching evaluation imperfections, academic norm transformation and workload intensity.

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Grading And Assessments: Correlations Of Variables Affecting Teaching And Course Assessments

Ellis¹,

Francl²

2015

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Grades and Ranking: When Tenure Affects Assessment

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Faculty Grading Practices and Competency-Based Education: Challenges and a New Opportunity

Faculty Grading Practices and Competency-Based Education: Challenges and a New Opportunity

Grade inflation and grading process: does faculty workload matter?

Grading And Assessments: Correlations Of Variables Affecting Teaching And Course Assessments

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