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The article linked doesn't add much but if you read the original report[1] it shows the percent of A's going from 60% in 2011 to 70% in 2019 and then 79% in 21.
by bradly 3y ago
The article linked doesn't add much but if you read the original report[1] it shows the percent of A's going from 60% in 2011 to 70% in 2019 and then 79% in 21. The report is about the rate of change, not so much the actual value.
The original article is more interesting as well in that it talks about the anxiety that grades bring and if abolishing grades altogether something to consider.
1: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/10/5/faculty-debate-grade-inflation-compression/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/10/5/faculty-debate-...
- ghaff 3y agoYeah, there's definitely been grade inflation over time (which has been known for many selective schools generally for a long time). You've also had some long-standing anomalies like MIT using a 5.0 GPA scale rather than 4.0. (And at least used to be Pass/Fail Freshman year.) I do get that grades aren't an unalloyed good.