Hi A month or so I gave a short presentation here on our Course Comparison Index, which in principle allows our Academic Standards Committee to monitor and control grade inflation. I found a number of interesting facts relevant to the discussion of HS gpas, such as the approximately 20% drop in percentage grades from HS to first year university. There were also some interesting, unexpected effects. For example, when Cornell decided to post average grades for classes on-line, it looks as though students might have made use of that info to select easier courses (one of the mechanisms that may contribute to grade inflation in universities, and perhaps HSs). Not surprising in hindsight. My slides can be found at:
http://io.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark/ccis.pdf Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Horton, Joseph J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03-Jun-07 6:51:51 AM >>> It is nothing that we do not know, but this article is interesting. One of the schools has 16 valedictorians! http://tinyurl.com/yueyg4 Joe Joseph J. Horton Ph. D. Box 3077 Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127 724-458-2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] In God we trust. All others must bring data. --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
