Webum > Society > Issues > Education > Grade Inflation Boston Globe - Harvard's Quiet Secret: Rampant Grade Inflation Rampant grade inflation has made Harvard's top prize for students - graduating with honors - virtually meaningless. Changes in High School Grading Standards in Mathematics, 1982-1992 A RAND corporation research report which is free to download. Concludes that grade inflation did not occur over the decade covered by the report. Fiscal Policy Effects on Grade Inflation Article with references stating that grade inflation exists and one of its causes is fiscal and budgetary policy, specifically, enrollment-based funding formulas as a means of allocating funds for higher education. Grade Inflation and Corporatism Questions the assertions that schools are catering to students as "consumers" and trying too hard to please them to keep their business. Grade Inflation: The Current Fraud Study finds that grade inflation is most prevalent at at the poorest performing schools. Jacksonville.com: Thousands of students victims of 'grade inflation' One school's experience with changing grading schemes and increasing expectations of students. National Trends in Grade Inflation, American Colleges and Universities Graphs, charts and commentary by a concerned professor. NYTimes.com - Harvard Committee Works to Restore the Honor of the B Plus Addresses grade inflation issues at Harvard over the years. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view] NYTimes.com - Harvard Faculty Votes to Put the Excellence Back in the A Harvard is switching to a new grade scale as well as limiting the number of students which can graduate with honors, both in response to the general trend of grade inflation on campus. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.] The Chronicle of Higher Education - Can Untenured Faculty Members Stop Grade Inflation? A former teaching fellow at Harvard reveals some of the pressures on nontenured professors to give good grades. The Chronicle of Higher Education - Duke Professor Releases Data on Grade Inflation at 34 Colleges Professor is trying to highlight the scope of the grade inflation problem by compiling a database of average grade-point averages over time at various four-year colleges and placing the information on his Web site, GradeInflation.com. The Chronicle of Higher Education - Grade Inflation: It's Time to Face the Facts Harvard professor discusses the issue at his school and in his classes. The Chronicle: Colloquy: Grade inflation? Government scholarships or tax breaks on tuition that are contingent on students' achieving certain grade-point averages may be responsible for unintended grade inflation on college campuses. The Guardian - Inquiry into exam grade inflation claims Claims have been made that the passing scores for GSCE maths have been systematically reduced to give better results. Help build the biggest human edited directory on the internet Add your website - Open Directory Project - Become an editor