I recall that we discussed grade inflation on TIPS a while ago. This
article appeared in today's Boston Globe.
Beth Benoit
Plymouth State University
New Hampshire
Harvard, other schools still fighting grade inflation
By Marcella Bombardieri http://www.bostonglobe.com/staff/bombardieri Save
I understand that it is bad form to reply to one's own post but
an example came to mind which I thought I'd throw out there:
On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:37:35 -0500, Mike Palij wrote:
Hmm, a more vexing question, I think, is how do you cite
the voices in one's head? Should one just identify this as
Perhaps this was mentioned and I missed it, but with respect to James, Susy
Smith doesn't seem to include him in the bibliography, and she certainly
takes authorship (and most likely remuneration), though she admits that
she didn't write the book (it was really James). She states that, although
Hi
Has anyone ever examined or thought about the implications of the Flynn Effect
for grades? If IQ tests need recalibrating every few years, is the same true
for tests and exams?
Take care
Jim
Jim Clark
Professor Chair of Psychology
204-786-9757
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From: Beth Benoit
Part of this is a devil's advocate response, and part of this is sincere
curiosity.
Given inflated self-esteem, it’s not a good thing to give them high grades,
because it only encourages a false sense of what they can and cannot do,” he
said
If you are running a top-flight selective
On 2013-12-05, at 11:30 AM, Jim Clark wrote:
Has anyone ever examined or thought about the implications of the Flynn
Effect for grades? If IQ tests need “recalibrating” every few years, is the
same true for tests and exams?
Funny, I seem to adjust my tests downward every few years. IQ is
I believe there is grade inflation nation-wide but I am willing to cut Harvard
some flack. They have become increasingly elite, and if they retain fixed
standards for grades, grades should creep up. I am not necessarily defending A-
as the modal grade. Here is some data from Chapter 1 of the
