Posted on 01/31/2024 1:31:15 PM PST by george76
The university's VP of Academic Affairs said the changes will no longer 'mask' students' 'demonstrated abilities'..
An Oregon university announced they will abandon failing letter grades, citing a "GPA fixation" that negatively impacts students.
Western Oregon University issued a news release earlier this month that revealed the school would be replacing "D-" and "F" grades with "no credit" to discourage undergrads from dropping out.
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The difference is that the grade of NC will not negatively impact student GPAs,
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the decision came after data from the university showed that 65% of freshman students who dropped out had earned at least one "F."
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Vice President of Academic Affairs Jose Coll ... The GPA fixation we have as a country and the grading system that’s been in place for over 200 years has been used to determine who belongs and who is capable, although we know that similar to the SAT and ACT, many capable students have been prohibited from pursuing their post-secondary education due to these barriers,"
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Several Ivy League colleges drew suspicion of grade inflation with so many students receiving high grades.
A report from December noted that 79% of Yale College students received an A for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Harvard University also reported that 70% of grades were A’s for the 2020-2021 academic year.
"Mean grades on a four-point scale were 3.80 in the 2020-21 academic year, up from 3.41 in 2002-03," the Harvard Crimson reported.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Some colleges will, some won’t. Business will continue looking for performers. Politicians will continue to eyeball interns....
A “D-” grade has always been nothing more than
a gift wrapped “F” and the student always knows the truth.
“...Leftist institutions like this will be awarding “participation grades” resulting in “participation diplomas” to students who just can’t cut it in a normal college curriculum.”
It’s all about the Franklin’s
This is Gen Z’s way to devalue the accomplishments of those who preceded Gen Z.
Clear symptom of a failed business model.
Just collect the tuition and graduate a bunch of dumbasses. Good luck to them. Scam education!
MU
Moron University.
One more reason to not hire a “graduate” of an Oregon school.
“If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s got a worthless Oregon Ducks degree.”
You got the wrong university...
BTW I’m a Duck and a Bobcat.
Might want to check if your doctor or pilot is a graduate from Oregon in the future.
Wikipedia says that Western Oregon University currently has 3,746 students. University of Oregon has 23,202 students.
Their concern is mainly keeping students on the rolls and bringing in the cash.
Wasn’t there a NC college giving athletes credits for phantom PE classes? I thought “Why not phantom physics classes? Or literature? “
Clear symptom of a failed business model.
They should just go ahead and say, Hey pay us $140-$220k and you can choose your degree, no muss, no fuss, no classes.
OK. Let’s also ignore the IRS, it has a 13th-Amendment fixation.
We see evidence of unqualified people just about everywhere
these days.
Great accomplishment.
Bring back Gene Kranz to right our failing ship: "Failure is not an option" (yeah, I know it was made up for the movie based on script writer interviews of NASA folks)
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