What happens after enrollment? An analysis of the time path of racial differences in GPA and major choice
P Arcidiacono, EM Aucejo, K Spenner - IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2012 - Springer
Abstract At the private university we analyze, the gap between white and black grade point
averages falls by half between the students' freshmen and senior year. This outcome could …
averages falls by half between the students' freshmen and senior year. This outcome could …
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on grade inflation in higher education in Turkey
E Karadag - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This study analyzes the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on grade inflation in higher
education. Data were collected from five universities in Turkey, including grades of 152,352 …
education. Data were collected from five universities in Turkey, including grades of 152,352 …
Grade information and grade inflation: The Cornell experiment
Grade inflation and high grade levels have been subjects of concern and public debate in
recent decades. In the mid-1990s, Cornell University's Faculty Senate had a number of …
recent decades. In the mid-1990s, Cornell University's Faculty Senate had a number of …
Grading standards and education quality
R Boleslavsky, C Cotton - American Economic Journal …, 2015 - pubs.aeaweb.org
We consider school competition in a Bayesian persuasion framework. Schools compete to
place graduates by investing in education quality and by choosing grading policies. In …
place graduates by investing in education quality and by choosing grading policies. In …
Why have college completion rates increased?
We document that college completion rates have increased since the 1990s, after declining
in the 1970s and 1980s. We find that most of the increase in graduation rates can be …
in the 1970s and 1980s. We find that most of the increase in graduation rates can be …
Changing college majors: Does it happen more in STEM and do grades matter?
B King - Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015 - JSTOR
Background When students enter college, many have determined the field in which they
wish to pursue a degree (Astin & Astin, 1993; Stinebrickner & Stinebrickner, 2011). Hence …
wish to pursue a degree (Astin & Astin, 1993; Stinebrickner & Stinebrickner, 2011). Hence …
Test design under voluntary participation
F Rosar - Games and Economic Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
An agent who is imperfectly informed about his binary quality can voluntarily participate in a
test that generates a public signal. I study the design of the test that allows for optimal …
test that generates a public signal. I study the design of the test that allows for optimal …
Tenure system and its impact on grading leniency, teaching effectiveness and student effort
SH Keng - Empirical Economics, 2018 - Springer
This study provides new evidence of the causal effect of the tenure system on grading
leniency, teaching effectiveness, and student effort by taking advantage of a natural …
leniency, teaching effectiveness, and student effort by taking advantage of a natural …
Honest grading, grade inflation, and reputation
T Ehlers, R Schwager - CESifo Economic Studies, 2016 - academic.oup.com
When students receive better grades without any corresponding increase in ability, this is
called grade inflation. Conventional wisdom says that such grade inflation is unavoidable …
called grade inflation. Conventional wisdom says that such grade inflation is unavoidable …
Grade inflation effects of capacity expansion in higher education: a longitudinal study in undergraduate teacher education programs from 2003 to 2022
This study examined the change in the rate of graduates with high honors (> 3.50) in teacher
training programs and the factors affecting grade inflation and graduation GPAs over a 20 …
training programs and the factors affecting grade inflation and graduation GPAs over a 20 …