grade inflation

collocation in English

meaningsofgradeandinflation

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grade
noun[C]
uk
/ɡreɪd/us
/ɡreɪd/
a level of quality, size, ...
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inflation
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/
a general, continuous increase ...
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(Definition ofgradeandinflationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Instead of merely answering arbitrarily, the teacher could choose the answer that has the best pedagogical consequences such as a more balanced grade distribution or a decrease ingradeinflation.
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At the lower end one tends to have what is known asgradeinflation—giving grades more and more easily to encourage people to come.
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I want to highlight the point that he made when he called for an end to annual arguments aboutgradeinflation.
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There is certainly something worrying about a system which encourages suchgradeinflationand clusters almost all university departments around an extremely narrow band.
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To what extent has improvement in overall examination results been assessed as due togradeinflationover the years?
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However, data indicate that even schools known for rigorous grading have experienced significantgradeinflationand these claims are simply myths.
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There is a suspicion that student evaluation of adjuncts, along with their subsequent continued employment, can lead togradeinflation.
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In late 2006 he announced an initiative add class rankings to student transcripts as a counterweight togradeinflation.
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It was found that highergradeinflationpoints to lower provincial exam results.
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Recently,gradeinflationhas been identified as a significant issue, with increasing numbers of higher-class honours degrees awarded per annum.
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Institutions have the responsibility of preserving quality in grade representations and comparability between classes and preventgradeinflation.
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In the latter position, she defended the university against charges of excessivegradeinflation.
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This is usually done to preventgradeinflation.
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Another study reported thatgradeinflationdid occur as students tended to grade themselves higher than a teacher would have.
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In the 2000s, he became interested ingradeinflation.
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Another interesting problem with academic integrity relates togradeinflation.
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Reed has experienced little or nogradeinflation.
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This committee fights the practice of inflation by joining the administration and faculty in an effort to mend them into a working force againstgradeinflation.
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But whether this is a result ofgradeinflationor higher achievement can be difficult to ascertain, and often can be determined only with systematic research.
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