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Meaning of grade inflation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.
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