Abstract
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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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.53543/jeps.vol12iss3pp539-552
- Journal
- Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 12(3), 539-552
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Unknown
Cite this article
APA 7
Al Kaabnh, N. O. (2018). Grade Inflation: Analatical Study About the Grades of Shaqra University Students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 12(3), 539-552. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol12iss3pp539-552
MLA 9
Al Kaabnh, Nayel O. "Grade Inflation: Analatical Study About the Grades of Shaqra University Students." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, 2018, pp. 539-552. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol12iss3pp539-552.
Chicago (author–date)
Al Kaabnh, Nayel O. 2018. "Grade Inflation: Analatical Study About the Grades of Shaqra University Students." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies 12 (3): 539-552. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol12iss3pp539-552.
Harvard
Al Kaabnh, N. O. (2018) 'Grade Inflation: Analatical Study About the Grades of Shaqra University Students', Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 12(3), pp. 539-552. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol12iss3pp539-552.
Vancouver
Al Kaabnh NO. Grade Inflation: Analatical Study About the Grades of Shaqra University Students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2018;12(3):539-552. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol12iss3pp539-552
IEEE
N. O. Al Kaabnh, "Grade Inflation: Analatical Study About the Grades of Shaqra University Students," Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 539-552, 2018, doi: 10.53543/jeps.vol12iss3pp539-552.