Sentences with phrase «as grade inflation»

The author concludes that such practices as grade inflation and grade nonequivalence make it difficult for college admissions officers to make a valid assessment of a student's achievement in comparison with other applicants.

(Why that particular kind of standards - raising has occurred at the same time as grade inflation has afflicted the colleges» own courses is best examined another day.

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In both ways, the Hussman Funds can contribute to a well - constructed, diversified portfolio that includes U.S. equities, international equities, U.S. Treasury securities, and as appropriate, precious metals shares, U.S. agency securities, investment grade corporate bonds, and Treasury inflation - protected securities.

Or consider the following finding: 76 per cent of undergraduates trust their faculties, and yet this «trust» is surely strained by the «inflation of grades by faculty [as well as by] competitive awarding of academic credit by some departments and by some institutions for insufficient and inadequate work.»

In Easy As, NCTQ's researchers observed that grade inflation was more prevalent in teachers» colleges than it was in higher education as a whole, while asking if prospective teachers are graded too easily, are we «misleading them about their readiness to teach?&raquAs, NCTQ's researchers observed that grade inflation was more prevalent in teachers» colleges than it was in higher education as a whole, while asking if prospective teachers are graded too easily, are we «misleading them about their readiness to teach?&raquas a whole, while asking if prospective teachers are graded too easily, are we «misleading them about their readiness to teach?»

More surprising still, the voucher school grade inflation is almost as high for math and science (where you'd think an answer is either right or wrong) as it is for Swedish.

A College Board study that says grade inflation is rampant in high schools could be used as an argument for more standardized testing.

The program has also spurred concerns about grade inflation, as students must earn a 3.0 GPA to qualify.

Due to pressures from exam regulator Ofqual, harsher grading was used for this year's GCSE results as a way to curb «grade inflation» following criticism over some subjects» past papers.

The move comes as part of dramatic curriculum reforms designed to improve the value and reduce inflation of top grades, allowing schools, colleges and employers to better differentiate between candidates.

Teachers had little training in classroom assessments, processes to moderate those assessments across teachers were not strong, and grade inflation began to occur year upon year as teachers felt they should be improving all the time.

If you are going to be given to grade inflation, I'd have reservations about you as education commissioner.

Grades are susceptible to inflation with ordinary teachers, as students get to know a teacher better and learn his idiosyncrasies.

Though you may not risk losing any of your money, losing purchasing power to inflation can be a risk over time with conservative investments, such as high - quality investment - grade bonds.

As inflation was tamed and interest rates descended from an eye - popping 15.8 % in 1981, the value of high - yielding investment - grade bonds increased dramatically.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in fixed income securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills, Treasury inflation - protected securities, U.S. Treasury Strips, U.S. Government agency securities (primarily mortgage - backed securities), and investment grade corporate debt rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or having an equivalent rating from another independent rating organization.

Credit - sensitive categories — such as investment - grade corporate and high - yield bonds — were aided by the backdrop of faster growth and rising earnings, and long - term U.S. Treasuries posted gains amid continued low inflation.

And while bond investors have suffered setbacks recently as yields have risen by more than a percentage point from their 2016 lows in part because of concerns that tax cuts and infrastructure spending in a Trump administration could spur inflation, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate bond index — a good proxy for the investment - grade taxable bond market — is actually up almost 2 % from the beginning of the year.