RE: Subject: Re: [tips] grade inflation at Harvard and other places

2013-12-06 Thread Jim Clark
-4134 Fax From: Mike Wiliams [jmicha5...@aol.com] Sent: December-05-13 11:32 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Subject: Re: [tips] grade inflation at Harvard and other places Hello All, I think its possible we are trying

RE: [tips] grade inflation at Harvard and other places

2013-12-05 Thread Jim Clark
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 4L41A From: Beth Benoit

Re: [tips] grade inflation at Harvard and other places

2013-12-05 Thread drnanjo
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

Re: [tips] grade inflation at Harvard and other places

2013-12-05 Thread Christopher Green
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

Re: [tips] grade inflation at Harvard and other places

2013-12-05 Thread John Kulig
State University Plymouth NH 03264 == - Original Message - From: drnanjo drna...@aol.com To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:56:13 AM Subject: Re: [tips] grade inflation at Harvard