The average college student’s GPA rose from 2.52 in the 1950s to 3.11 in 2006. At many universities, the most common grade is an ‘A.’
These and other statistics show that American four-year educational institutions have massively shifted their grading systems to award ‘A’ and ‘B’ grades to most students, according to USA Today.
Is it a problem if the average college student receives above average grades? Stuart Rojstaczer, a former Duke University professor who studies grade inflation, thinks so.
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ReplyDeletethe dumbing down of America continues...frog in the water.
ReplyDeleteGrades up. Learning down. It's politically correct.
ReplyDeleteThis really happens in all black universities. Their degrees really don't mean a thing unless of course it is a professional degree such as nursing, PT, PA-C, Law or some other medical profession.
ReplyDeleteLook at UMES! I rest my case.