Sentences with phrase «such grade inflation»

The authors detailed analysis concluded that no such grade inflation has taken place, at least in mathematics, over the study period.

Not exact matches

If this situation requires «hucksterism» to attract enrollees, and if it means grade inflation to keep them from flunking out of school, there are certainly those who will resort to such means.

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.

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.

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.