The easiest way to increase retention is to raise grades, so this is
another incentive for grade inflation.
On Sep 10, 2008, at 6:20 AM, Mike Palij wrote:
A curious story at the Chronicle of Higher Education and
other media sources on Kent State University new plan for
a " 'success bonus pool' will be divided among faculty
members if the Ohio institution improves retention rates
for first-year students and increases the research dollars it
generates and the private money raised through its foundation."
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
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