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This is information provided by Ron Severson to the UO Senate 10 May 2006. Refer to RS11May06.html for further contextualization

GRADE INFLATION AT THE UO

 

 

The report on “Trends in Grades” shows:

 

·     Distribution of grades in undergraduate courses “of sufficient size and regularity”

·     By course level (100, 200, 300, 400)

·     By schools, colleges, divisions

·     By student characteristics

·     By changes in faculty demographics

·     By comparison to national trends

 

From 1992-2004 at the UO

 

·     Percentage of A’s increased 10%

·     Percentage of As and Bs increased 7%

·     Undergraduate GPA increased by 5.1% (similar to national trends)

 

During the same years

 

·     Oregon high school GPA’s rose 5.2%

·     SAT scores showed modest increase in math, no change in verbal