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Grade inflation in education

Is grade inflation in colleges and universities symptomatic of fraud? Maybe. According to the dictionary, grade inflation represents the “the awarding of higher grades than students deserve either to maintain a school’s academic reputation or as a result of diminished teacher expectations.” (See Dictionary)

How might one demonstrate grade inflation?

Grade curving: Example.”if you [the student] have a 72% average, but the class average is 52%, you [the student] are…