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Re:Grade inflation: why weren’t the instructors all giving a... by PeeDubYa on Saturday August 13, 2011 @09:06AM (#2880892)
Maybe some of the grade improvement is real. The Flynn Effect has recorded an increase of 3 IQ points per decade.
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Re:Grade inflation: why weren’t the instructors all giving a... by Daniel_Newby on Saturday August 13, 2011 @02:33PM (#2881607)
And universities have become much more academically selective. Once upon a time, university students were selected for wealth and spare time, but the rise of standardized tests means that they are now selected for (mostly) by IQ.
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