Grade inflation

Grade inflation is rampant at universities, a consequence of replacing the pursuit of excellence with the pursuit of league table rankings linked to pass rates.
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Rampant grade inflation means that today’s students are the ‘participation medal’ generation. Until something’s done to rescue academic standards, their grades will become increasingly meaningless.
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