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10 Grade Distortion, Bureaucracy, and Obfuscation at the University of Alabama
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Foreword vii
- Preface: What are the Issues? xiii
- Acknowledgments xxv
- The Dangerous Myth of Grade Inflation 1
- Undergraduate Grades: A More Complex Story Than “Inflation” 13
- Understanding Grade Inflation 45
- Grade Inflation and Grade Variation: What’s All the Fuss About? 73
- From Here to Equality: Grading Policies for Egalitarians 93
- Grade “Inflation” and the Professionalism of the Professoriate 109
- Fissures in the Foundation: Why Grade Conflation Could Happen 121
- Grading Teachers: Academic Standards and Student Evaluations 153
- Combating Grade Inflation: Obstacles and Opportunities 171
- Grade Distortion, Bureaucracy, and Obfuscation at the University of Alabama 191
- Afterword: Focusing on the Big Picture 201
- Contributors 217
- Index 219
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Foreword vii
- Preface: What are the Issues? xiii
- Acknowledgments xxv
- The Dangerous Myth of Grade Inflation 1
- Undergraduate Grades: A More Complex Story Than “Inflation” 13
- Understanding Grade Inflation 45
- Grade Inflation and Grade Variation: What’s All the Fuss About? 73
- From Here to Equality: Grading Policies for Egalitarians 93
- Grade “Inflation” and the Professionalism of the Professoriate 109
- Fissures in the Foundation: Why Grade Conflation Could Happen 121
- Grading Teachers: Academic Standards and Student Evaluations 153
- Combating Grade Inflation: Obstacles and Opportunities 171
- Grade Distortion, Bureaucracy, and Obfuscation at the University of Alabama 191
- Afterword: Focusing on the Big Picture 201
- Contributors 217
- Index 219
