In the current environment of rampant grade inflation at all educational levels, faculty members are slowly losing sight of the primary purpose of grades as an accurate indicator/assessment measure of student performance in a course. This paper discusses grading, in general, and the causes and effects of grade inflation in detail. More importantly, the paper seeks to revive the sanctity and importance of tying grades to performance and presents some useful guidelines on how one can grade fairly and accurately while avoiding grade inflation.
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36th Edition of DTR Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
Simple Strategies for Avoiding Grade Inflation
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Published 2026-01-17
Pages 43-49
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Keywords
Grade
Grade Inflation
Assessment
Chair and Professor of Accounting
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (USA)
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