Grade inflation in UK higher education
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| ID | 4097516 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ray Bachan (0000-0003-1699-9034, Brighton Business School, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2017 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Fascículo | 8 |
| Páginas | 1580-1600 |
| Data de publicação | 2017-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2015.1019450 |
| OpenAlex | W1980606884 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 32 |
| Referências citadas | 43 |
This paper examines the continual increase in the proportion of ‘good’ honour degrees awarded by UK universities since the mid-2000s. This trend has brought with it the charge of ‘grade inflation’ that may reflect falling standards in UK higher education. This issue has been raised in the national press and in government which brings into question the usefulness of the current degree classification system. Using a stochastic frontier strategy and university-wide data, we find evidence of grade inflation in UK higher education from 2009 onwards after controlling for changes in university efficiency in improving degree outcome and factors associated with degree performance. The data employed allow several other sub-themes to be explored. We confirm the findings from previous research that a student's pre-entry A-level score, region of domicile and previous schooling impact on degree performance. This paper contributes to the relatively thin UK literature that exists on ‘grade inflation’
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Grade inflation · Higher education · Honour · Mathematics education · Political science · Public economics · Higher Education Research Studies · Innovations in Educational Methods · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Law · Psychology
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| Citações por ano | 4 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
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