Grade Inflation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Education.
  1. the awarding of higher grades than students deserve either to maintain a school's academic reputation or as a result of diminished teacher expectations.
  2. a rise in the average grade given to students.
noun
  1. an apparently continual increase in numbers of students attaining high examination grades, or the practice of awarding grades in this way
Grade Inflation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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