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This study aimed at defining grade inflation among Shaqra University students. A number of 819 randomly chosen grade records of Shaqra University students enrolled between 2010- 2015, were analyzed. The results show the average of students who get high grades (including A+, A, B+) according to the grading system of the university. Meanwhile, the results show a decrease in the average number of students who got the grades B, C+. It has been also noticed that the average of the student who got the grades C, D+, D increased, whereas the average of those who got F decreased.The results of this study have shown also that the successional deviation for the percentage average of the students who got these grades A+, A, B+, B, C, D+, D, was positive, and negative for grades B, C+, F for the same period. Moreover, the results have shown a significant difference of (α=0.05) for students who got these grades A+, A, B+, B, C+, D+, F. This lead to conclude that the percentage average for students getting high grades increase respectively resulted in grades inflation.
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References
العناني، جهاد محمد (2008). تقييم نظام العلامات الحرفي المستخدم في الجامعة الأردنية. (رسالة دكتوراه غير منشورة، الجامعة الأردنية، كلية العلوم التربوية).
Caruth, D. L. & Caruth, G. D. (2013). Grade inflation: An issue for higher education?. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE January 2013 ISSN 1302-6488,14 (1), 9.
Gronlund, E. (2000). Measurement and evaluation in teaching. (7th ed. ). New York: Mcmillan Co.
Harvey, M. (2001). Grade inflation: It is time to face the facts. Chronicle of Higher Education, 47(30), 24.
Hunt, T. & Gardin, F. (2007). What's in a grade: Faculty responsibility for grade inflation. [Electronic version]. Athletic Therapy Today Journal, 12(3), 19-22.
Felton, J. & Koper, P. (2005). Nominal GPA and real GPA: A simple adjustment that compensates for grade inflation. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 30(6), 561-569.
Kevin, C. (2014). Stop giving in to higher grades: Ten suggestions on how to fight grade inflation. Retrieved 1february, 2017.foom http:// Stop Giving In To Higher Grades: Ten suggestions On How to Fight Grade Inflation.
McAllister, C. & Xiaoyue, J. & Aghazadeh, F. (2008). Analysis of engineering discipline grade trends. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 33 (2),167-178.
Pattison, E. & Gordsky, E. & Muller, C. (2013). Is the sky? Grade inflation and the signaling power of grades. Educational Researcher, 42(5), P 259-265.
Wikstrom, C. & Magnus, W. (2005). Grade inflation and school competition: An empirical analysis based on the SSwedish upper secondary schools. Economics of Education Review, 24(3).