Meaning of grade inflation | Babel Free
Definitions
A gradual upward trend in grades awarded to students during the decades since the mid-20th century, reported in a number of countries and at a number of levels of schooling and sometimes offered as evidence of a decline in academic standards.
uncountable
Equivalents
Svenska
betygsinflation
Examples
“Grade inflation refers to an increase in grade point average without a concomitant increase in achievement.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.