An Examination of the Causes of Grade Inflation in a Teacher Education Program and Implications for Practice

Authors

Elaine Nikolakakos
Jennifer Lyn Reeves, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Sheldon Shuch

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2012

Publication Title

College and University

ISSN

0010-0889‎

Volume

87

Issue/No.

3

Abstract

An article in The Register-Guard (2009) reinforces the belief that college students are primed in grade school and high school to expect higher grades than they deserve. [...]2009, Oregon schools were ranked by the state's Department of Education into one of five categories ranging from "exceptional" to "unsatisfactory." According to Barndt (2001), "...it would not be good business to have students leave the college to seek friendlier grading."

NSUWorks Citation

Nikolakakos, Elaine; Reeves, Jennifer Lyn; and Shuch, Sheldon, "An Examination of the Causes of Grade Inflation in a Teacher Education Program and Implications for Practice" (2012). Faculty Articles. 263.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_facarticles/263