Titre du document / Document title

Student perceptions of grading practices : Does average class performance equal a C grade? = La perception du système de notation par les étudiants : est-ce qu'une performance moyenne en classe équivaut à un C ?

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

LANDRUM R. Eric ⁽¹⁾ ; DILLINGER Ronna J. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Boise State University, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Grade inflation in higher education occurs when students receive a grade that exceeds the level of work performed in the course. In the first study, 5,616 students in 7 disciplines were asked to compare their own performance using a grade label (e.g., average, superior, distinguished) to their expected grade (e.g., C, B, A). When studied in this manner, grade inflation is rampant. For instance, of those students self-reporting average work in the class, 52.5% expect the grade of B or A. Study 2 (N = 326) added student's actual grade in comparison to student expected letter grade and self-assigned grade label. When students are asked to compare a letter grade to a letter grade (expected to actual), 61% are accurate in this prediction with only 22.4% over-inflating their expected grade. While grade inflation is evident regardless of the approach used, researchers need to be sensitive to the differential effect of research methodology in estimating the magnitude of the grade inflation present.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of research and development in education   ISSN 0022-426X 

Source / Source

2000, vol. 34, n^o1, pp. 86-92 (18 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

University of Georgia, Athens, GA, ETATS-UNIS  (1967) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

USA ; Marking ; Docimology ; Self evaluation ; Examination ; Sex Difference ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Etats-Unis ; Notation ; Docimologie ; Autoévaluation ; Examen ; Différence de sexe ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 23839, 35400009345175.0080