Grade inflation online.
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| Title: | Grade inflation online. |
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| Authors: | Chipere, Ngoni1 (AUTHOR) ngoni.chipere@open.uwi.edu |
| Source: | Open Learning. Jul2026, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p328-346. 19p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Grading of students, *Summative tests, *Online education, *Longitudinal method, Quantitative research, Multilevel models |
| Abstract: | A longitudinal quantitative study was carried out at an online campus in the Anglophone Caribbean to investigate possible linkages between grade increase and coursework-only final assessments. Linear mixed-effects modelling of the relationship between the final mark and two fixed effects, assessment type and year, revealed a 9% advantage of assessment by coursework exclusively over assessment incorporating examinations. The modelling also revealed an unaccounted 1% annual rise in marks, amounting to a projected 15% increase over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023. The findings appear to favour grade inflation theory over grade improvement theory, raising questions about the growing prevalence of coursework-only final assessments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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