Differential Grading Standards Revisited
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Educational Measurement
- Vol. 24 (4) , 281-291
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3984.1987.tb00280.x
Abstract
The differential grading standards described by Goldman and Widawski (1976) exist in the same magnitude and in roughly the same order a decade later in a different kind of institution. Major fields that attract as majors students who score higher on SATs employ stricter grading standards. These differential grading standards serve to attenuate the correlation between SAT scores and grades, which is, even in highly selective institutions, substantial.Keywords
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