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The Curse of the Easy A - http://www.musicedmagic.com/curriculum/the-curse-of-the-easy-a.html
A brief essay on the damage that grade inflation or making a class too easy can create. |
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NPR : Harvard Grade Inflation - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1133702
Student's grades at Harvard University have soared in the last 10 years. According to a report issued Tuesday by the dean of undergraduate education, nearly half of the grades issued last year were A's or A-minuses. Linda Wertheimer talks with Susan Pedersen, Dean of Undergraduate Education and a Professor of History at Harvard University, about grade inflation. [4:39 streaming audio broadcast] |
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NPR Talk of the Nation : Grade Inflation - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1870707
The faculty at Princeton University recently decided to limit the number of 'A' grades. Join NPR's Neal Conan and guests to discuss grade inflation and possible remedies to it. [32:49 streaming audio broadcast] |
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The Boston Phoenix: The Great Grade-Inflation Lie - http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/98/04/23/GRADE_INFLATION.html
Analysis by Tom Scocca on statements made by professors that "skip logic class." |
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Jacksonville.com: Thousands of Students Victims of 'Grade Inflation' - http://schoolmatch.com/audit/jacksonville/articles/gradezz.htm
Covers experiences of change in the expectations of students. |