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THROWING THE CURVE.
- Source :
- Time International (South Pacific Edition); 2/18/2002, Issue 6, p16, 1/8p
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Focuses on a report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences which shows that grade inflation has increased at United States colleges and universities. Reasons for the rise, including that professors inflated grades during the Vietnam War to help students stay in school and avoid the draft, as well as the beginning of professor evaluations by students in the 1980s; Consequences of grade inflation for students seeking jobs.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08180628
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Time International (South Pacific Edition)
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 6134659