
ERIC Number: EJ608293
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Justice and Truth in Grades and Their Averages.
Vickers, John M.
Research in Higher Education, v41 n2 p141-64 Apr 2000
Examines structural features of grade point averages (GPAs) and offers examples showing that GPAs cannot consistently determine class rank since class rank is sometimes permuted with arbitrary change of scale. Notes relativistic efforts to resolve inconsistencies are insufficient. Discusses the function of GPAs as predictors of academic achievement. An appendix presents proofs of the comparability and incomparability theorems. (Author/DB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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