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发帖数: 10330 | 1 http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/12/3/grade-inflation-mod
Substantiating Fears of Grade Inflation, Dean Says Median Grade at Harvard
College Is A-, Most Common Grade Is A
By Matthew Q. Clarida and Nicholas P. Fandos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS
2 hours ago
The median grade at Harvard College is an A-, and the most frequently
awarded mark is an A, Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris said on
Tuesday afternoon, supporting suspicions that the College employs a softer
grading standard than many of its peer institutions.
Harris delivered the information in response to a question from government
professor Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 at the monthly meeting of the Faculty of
Arts and Sciences.
“A little bird has told me that the most frequently given grade at Harvard
College right now is an A-,” Mansfield said during the meeting’s question
period. “If this is true or nearly true, it represents a failure on the
part of this faculty and its leadership to maintain our academic standards.”
Harris then stood and looked towards FAS Dean Michael D. Smith in hesitation.
“I can answer the question, if you want me to.” Harris said. “The median
grade in Harvard College is indeed an A-. The most frequently awarded grade
in Harvard College is actually a straight A.”
Harris said after the meeting that the data on grading standards is from
fall 2012 and several previous semesters.
Classics Department chair Mark J. Schiefsky, who was in attendance at
Tuesday’s meeting, said he was surprised by how high the median grade was.
“I don’t know what should be done about it, but it seems to me troubling,
” Schiefsky said. “One has a range of grades to give and one would
presumably expect a wider distribution.”
Schiefsky said Harris’s comment raised a number of questions about the
distribution of grades and that he would appreciate more discussion about
the topic.
Classics professor Richard F. Thomas, a member of the Faculty Council who
was also in attendance at the monthly meeting, said he expects FAS will
discuss grade inflation at some point in the future.
—Check TheCrimson.com for updates. | g**1
发帖数: 10330 | 2 Larry Summers, the former US Treasury secretary, was highly critical of the
practice while he was president of the university. After he stepped down, he
told an interviewer: “Ninety percent of Harvard graduates graduated with
honors when I started. The most unique honor you could graduate with was
none.” | g*********e
发帖数: 14401 | 3 有人做过研究 过去几十年老美ivy学校的平均gpa一直在涨 LOL | L*******r
发帖数: 8961 | | d*****u
发帖数: 17243 | 5 清华以前平均分才70分出头，top 10%还不到85分
比某些重点大学低多了
后来好像也学聪明了，平均分比以前高了不少
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: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/12/3/grade-inflation-mod
: Substantiating Fears of Grade Inflation, Dean Says Median Grade at Harvard
: College Is A-, Most Common Grade Is A
: By Matthew Q. Clarida and Nicholas P. Fandos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS
: 2 hours ago
: The median grade at Harvard College is an A-, and the most frequently
: awarded mark is an A, Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris said on
: Tuesday afternoon, supporting suspicions that the College employs a softer
: grading standard than many of its peer institutions.
: Harris delivered the information in response to a question from government
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