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By huned on Nov 28, 2007
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Time Scale	Data Aggregation
Yearly	Average High Low Total Count Distinct None

year	gpa

1964	2.45
1965	2.5016666666667
1967	2.50875
1955	2.52
1963	2.525
1966	2.53
1953	2.53
1954	2.53
1956	2.57
1957	2.58
1958	2.61
1959	2.66
1969	2.6633333333333
1960	2.67
1961	2.67
1968	2.67
1962	2.68
1970	2.8133333333333
1971	2.8614285714286
1972	2.862
1988	2.8695833333333
1987	2.8719047619048
1986	2.8728
1983	2.8738888888889
1977	2.8775
1985	2.8804761904762
1984	2.8827777777778
1989	2.8927586206897
1991	2.8951891891892
1980	2.9025
1976	2.9072727272727
1990	2.9076470588235
1979	2.9142857142857
1981	2.9228571428571
1974	2.9236363636364
1982	2.9288888888889
1975	2.94
1978	2.9415384615385
2002	2.9475555555556
1992	2.9518571428571
1995	2.9520612244898
1993	2.9536315789474
1973	2.957
1994	2.9620243902439
1997	2.9842826086957
1998	2.9851041666667
1996	2.9917272727273
	3.02
1999	3.0387727272727
2000	3.045
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Sources: Stuart Rojstaczer (http://www.gradeinflation.com)

Comments (1)

Natalie

Natalie says

An interesting part of Rojstaczer's study:

The author believes that the resurgence of grade inflation in the 1980s principally was caused by the emergence of a consumer-based culture in higher education. Students are paying more for a product every year, and increasingly they want and get the reward of a good grade for their purchase. In this culture, professors are not only compelled to grade easier, but also to water down course content. Both intellectual rigor and grading standards have weakened. This conjecture is based on personal experience and anecdotal evidence. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to prove.

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