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Grade Inflation or Grade Increase

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  • Yeritsyan, Anna
  • Mjelde, James W.
  • Litzenberg, Kerry K.

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Academics worry grade inflation lowers standards; whereas, employers are concerned grades may not distinguish students’ abilities. These concerns are dismissed if higher grades reflect improved academic achievement and not inflation. Potential grade inflation is examined using data from 17,696 classes between 1985 and 2019 in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. Evidence of systemic grade increase is found after controlling for institution, instructor, and student characteristics. Grade increases are partially explained by recruiting better and more female students. Grade inflation, however, may be associated with increased hiring of graduate students and other instructors.

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  • Yeritsyan, Anna & Mjelde, James W. & Litzenberg, Kerry K., 2022. "Grade Inflation or Grade Increase," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 54(2), pages 375-393, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:54:y:2022:i:2:p:375-393_10
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    1. Engin Karadag & Ibrahim Taylan Dortyol, 2024. "Evidence of grade inflation in bachelor of business administration degrees in Turkey for the period from 2002 to 2022," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Jonathan A. Tillinghast & Dr. James W. Mjelde & Anna Yeritsyan, 2023. "COVID-19 and Grade Inflation: Analysis of Undergraduate GPAs During the Pandemic," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, November.

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