The impact of grade ceilings on student grades and course evaluations: Evidence from a policy change

Autor:	Devon Gorry
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics Course (architecture) 0502 economics and business 05 social sciences Statistics 050301 education Operations management 050207 economics Ceiling (cloud) 0503 education Education Mathematics
Zdroj:	Economics of Education Review. 56:133-140
ISSN:	0272-7757
DOI:	10.1016/j.econedurev.2016.12.006
Popis:	This paper analyzes the effects of a grade ceiling policy on grade distributions and course evaluations. Results show that the effects vary based upon the level of the grade ceiling. A ceiling set at 2.8 decreased overall grade point average (GPA) by reducing the number of As and Bs and increasing the number of lower grades given. This low ceiling also increased the number of withdrawals and significantly lowered course evaluations. A ceiling set at 3.2 decreased overall GPA by reducing the number of As and increasing the number of Bs given, but the effects on course evaluations were smaller in magnitude and insignificant.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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