Are We a Gift Shop? A Perspective on Grade Inflation/Commentary

Autor:	Joyce K Shoemaker, Mary DeVos, Anne Loustau, Andrea B O'Connor
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Grade inflation Medical education Higher education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Outcome (game theory) Academic standards Education Promotion (rank) Phenomenon Pedagogy Assertiveness Nurse education Psychology business General Nursing media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Nursing Education. 38:394-399
ISSN:	1938-2421 0148-4834
DOI:	10.3928/0148-4834-19991201-05
Popis:	Grade inflation is a phenomenon that has been written about extensively since the mid 1970s. It is theorized that it made its initial appearance as an adjustment to the rigorous educational standards that were imposed in the post-Sputnik era. Some authors speculate that grade inflation as we know it is an outcome of student demands for high grades combined with faculty willingness to capitulate to them. Others believe the problem is related to lack of faculty knowledge about evaluation methods, or the quest for positive student evaluations in support of promotion, tenure, and merit decisions. Of particular concern is the lack of published studies of grade inflation in nursing education. The purpose of this article is to describe what we know about grade inflation-its history, causative factors, and implications for nursing.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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