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Direct linkPattison, Evangeleen; Grodsky, Eric; Muller, Chandra – Educational Researcher, 2013
Grades are the fundamental currency of our educational system; they signal academic achievement and noncognitive skills to parents, employers, postsecondary gatekeepers, and students themselves. Grade inflation compromises the signaling value of grades and undermines their capacity to achieve the functions for which they are intended. We challenge…
Descriptors: Grading, Grade Inflation, Grades (Scholastic), Grade Point Average
