| Title: |
Grade Inflation: Should We Be Concerned? |
| Authors: |
Scanlan, Judith M.; Care, W. Dean |
| Source: |
Journal of Nursing Education; Oct2004, Vol. 43 Issue 10, p475-478, 4p |
| Subject Terms: |
GRADING of students; COLLEGE teachers; NURSING students; NURSING education; EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements |
| Geographic Terms: |
CANADA |
| Abstract: |
Discusses a study designed to investigate the extent to which grade inflation is an issue within a western Canadian faculty of nursing (FON). Examination of the relationship between undergraduate grades in the FON and that of the university; Impact of grade inflation on student competency and nursing programs; Steps to take in order to remedy the problem of grade inflation. |
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