Grade inflation and school competition: an empirical analysis based on the Swedish upper secondary schools.

Autor/inn/en	Wikström, Christina; Wikström, Magnus
Titel	Grade inflation and school competition: an empirical analysis based on the Swedish upper secondary schools.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 24 (2005) 3, S. 309-322Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2004.04.010
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Vergleich; Kriteriumstest; Schulwahl; Öffentliche Schule; Gymnasiale Oberstufe; Privatschule; Abitur; Abschlusszeugnis; Schulabschluss; Schulnote; Schülerleistung; Zeugnis; Gemeinde (Kommune); Wettbewerb; Leistungsmessung; Abiturient; Schweden
Abstract	This paper explores the connection between grade inflation and school competition by studying graduates from the Swedish upper secondary schools in 1997. The final grades are compared to the Swedish Scholastic Assessment Test (SweSAT) national test scores. Single school municipalities are compared with multiple school municipalities in order to study if potential intra-municipal school competition leads to grade inflation. The authors also compare independent schools with public schools. It is found that intra-municipal school competition leads to modest levels of grade inflation. Foremost, non-native students fare better being graded in municipalities with potential competition than in single school environments. Independent schools appear to inflate grades heavily. A male student with average previous educational achievement improves his position in the grade distribution by approximately 15% if graded in an independent school. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2006/3