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Notenbegrenzungen sind keine gute Lösung gegen Notenflation
It’s well known that grade inflation has “degraded” the informational content of grades at many colleges. At Harvard, two-thirds of all undergraduate grades are now A’s—up from about a quarter two decades ago. In response, a Harvard faculty committee has proposed capping A grades at 20 percent of each class (plus a cushion for small […] The post Grade Caps are Not a Good Solution to Grade Inflation appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsYes. When I was in law school, there was this cl...
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Marginal Revolution (United States) | Mar 30, 2026
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Implementing grade caps is necessary to restore the integrity of academic evaluations and combat grade inflation in higher education.
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Grade caps may lead to unintended consequences, such as demotivation or a decline in overall student performance and engagement.
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Capping A grades could lead to a more competitive and rigorous academic environment, pushing students to excel rather than settle for easy grades.
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The focus should be on improving assessment methods rather than imposing arbitrary grade caps to address inflation.
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Grade caps unfairly penalize high-achieving students and undermine the true merit of their academic efforts.
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