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Les plafonds de notes ne sont pas une bonne solution à l'inflation des notes

Education
United States
Commencé March 31, 2026

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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CLAIM Publié par will • Mar 31, 2026
La mise en œuvre de plafonds de notes est nécessaire pour restaurer l'intégrité des évaluations académiques et combattre l'inflation des notes dans l'enseignement supérieur.
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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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CLAIM Publié par will • Mar 31, 2026
Les plafonds de notes peuvent avoir des conséquences involontaires, telles que la démotivation ou une baisse de la performance et de l'engagement des étudiants.
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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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CLAIM Publié par will • Mar 31, 2026
Plafonner les notes A pourrait créer un environnement académique plus compétitif et rigoureux, poussant les étudiants à exceller plutôt que de se contenter de notes faciles.
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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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CLAIM Publié par will • Mar 31, 2026
L'accent devrait être mis sur l'amélioration des méthodes d'évaluation plutôt que sur l'imposition de plafonds arbitraires de notes pour lutter contre l'inflation des notes.
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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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CLAIM Publié par will • Mar 31, 2026
Les plafonds de notes pénalisent injustement les étudiants très performants et minent le vrai mérite de leurs efforts académiques.
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Grade caps unfairly penalize high-achieving students and undermine the true merit of their academic efforts.

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