Seeking Evidence of Grade Inflation at For-profit Colleges and Universities

Baird, Andrew F.; Carter, J. Scott; Roos, J. Micah

doi:10.1080/00380237.2019.1668321

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“…This inability to differentiate students' work arises because grades have a ceiling, and one cannot give students a grade higher than the university's highest grade (Kamber and Biggs, 2004). Studies indicate grade inflation is not only a concern in the U.S. (Marini et al, 2018;Baird, Carter, and Roos, 2019), but there is interest in the phenomenon internationally (Bachan, 2018).…”

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Grade Inflation or Grade Increase

Yeritsyan

Mjelde

Litzenberg

2022

J. Agric. Appl. Econ.

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Academics worry grade inflation lowers standards; whereas, employers are concerned grades may not distinguish students’ abilities. These concerns are dismissed if higher grades reflect improved academic achievement and not inflation. Potential grade inflation is examined using data from 17,696 classes between 1985 and 2019 in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. Evidence of systemic grade increase is found after controlling for institution, instructor, and student characteristics. Grade increases are partially explained by recruiting better and more female students. Grade inflation, however, may be associated with increased hiring of graduate students and other instructors.

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Grade Inflation or Grade Increase

Yeritsyan

Mjelde

Litzenberg

2022

J. Agric. Appl. Econ.

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“…This set of characteristics make an interesting case within the Chilean educational system, suggesting that here efficient quality management processes were sustained in the long term. Thus, the studied university may be seen as a reference within the current efforts to attenuate the differences between state and for-profit HEIs in Chile as well as in other countries (e.g., Baird et al, 2019 ).…”

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