What Did You Get? A Faculty Grade Comparison

Autor/in	Cavanaugh, Joseph K.
Titel	What Did You Get? A Faculty Grade Comparison
Quelle	In: Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 14 (2006) 2, S.179-186 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-4883
DOI	10.1108/09684880610662051
Schlagwörter	Grade Inflation; Multiple Regression Analysis; Part Time Faculty; Nontenured Faculty; Higher Education; Comparative Analysis; Educational Quality; Quality Control + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätskontrolle
Abstract	Purpose: This study investigates how the increased use of part-time and nontenure-track instructors may result in grade inflation. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses ten years of registrar data at a Midwest State (USA) institution to perform a multiple regression grade analysis. Findings: Evidence is found that part-time and nontenure-track instructors give higher grades even after accounting for many alternative explanations for grade differences. Research limitations/implications: The source for the data used for the study is one public institution. Additional studies from a wider range of institution types would be necessary before more definite conclusions can be drawn. Originality/value: This paper extends the work performed by a number of other authors by analyzing a significantly longer-time period and by using data not specific to a particular discipline. In addition, this study expands upon past studies by including full-time nontenure-track faculty whose numbers are increasing rapidly in higher education. A multiple regression analysis is also used that provides for more robust results and controls for many alternative explanations of grade differences. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10