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An alternative to traditional GPA for evaluating student performance

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: In response to the growing problem of grade inflation in American undergraduate institutions, alternatives to GPA and GPA-based student assessment are discussed. One alternative summary, based on a Bayesian latent trait formulation, eliminates many of the inequities associated with GPA-based measures and has been proposed as a replacement for GPA-based class ranks at Duke University.

Source: Statistical Science

DOI: 10.1214/ss/1030037959

Author: Valen E. Johnson

Language: English

Topic: Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, Educational Testing Service, Division of Undergraduate Education

OpenAlex ID: W1576423371