A Case History of Differential Grading: Do Teacher Education Majors Really Receive Higher Grades?
Overview & Synopsis
It is suggested that grades given by education professors are higher than grades which would be earned in other academic fields. Results of this study show that, at the institution being studied, education students (sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduates) had significantly higher GPAs than students in other disciplines had. (JN)
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Document Information
| Document Title | A Case History of Differential Grading: Do Teacher Education Majors Really Receive Higher Grades? |
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| Author / Organization | Kapel, David E. |
| Subject & Discipline | Education Majors, Grade Inflation, Grade Point Average |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 1980 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-60803 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |