Example Of A Synthesis Essay
Synthesis Essay
These essays disclose the issues concerning grades and how they are perceived and rewarded by teachers. With that being broken down, I realize I go through my classes expecting great grades. Both authors explained that grade inflation is the cause of both high school and college students thinking the same way. The idea of changing the grade scale was for "the benefit" of the students but, I think it is causing the students to slack off. When the students are not being challenged enough, they will begin to go far the bare minimum for the easy grade. There is a solution schools, colleges, and universities can do to resolve grade inflation.
The university that decided it was time to bring grade inflation to a stop in their establishment was Harvard. In the 1950's about 15 percent of students had a B plus or higher and they did another analysis in 2007. The results had significantly changed, half of the student had received an A average. The university decided to solve the grade inflation problem by making the stakes higher so, now only 35 percent of a class can only be rewarded an A average. This benefits both the university and the students. The students are working for the A which is …show more content…
Professor Rojstaczer explains how he had to change his teaching techniques to improve his student's results. "I had to get with the program and reduce my own expectations of work load and increase grades in order to have students leave my class with a positive impression to give to other students so they would attend. I was teaching worse, but the students response was much more positive." (Rojstaczer,77) Professor Rojstaczer needed to lower his standards to keep the reputation of his class being possible. The easier the work and the more grades being given, the amount of student barely passing or failing will begin to decrease now that the work is not as
These essays disclose the issues concerning grades and how they are perceived and rewarded by teachers. With that being broken down, I realize I go through my classes expecting great grades. Both authors explained that grade inflation is the cause of both high school and college students thinking the same way. The idea of changing the grade scale was for "the benefit" of the students but, I think it is causing the students to slack off. When the students are not being challenged enough, they will begin to go far the bare minimum for the easy grade. There is a solution schools, colleges, and universities can do to resolve grade inflation.
The university that decided it was time to bring grade inflation to a stop in their establishment was Harvard. In the 1950's about 15 percent of students had a B plus or higher and they did another analysis in 2007. The results had significantly changed, half of the student had received an A average. The university decided to solve the grade inflation problem by making the stakes higher so, now only 35 percent of a class can only be rewarded an A average. This benefits both the university and the students. The students are working for the A which is …show more content…
Professor Rojstaczer explains how he had to change his teaching techniques to improve his student's results. "I had to get with the program and reduce my own expectations of work load and increase grades in order to have students leave my class with a positive impression to give to other students so they would attend. I was teaching worse, but the students response was much more positive." (Rojstaczer,77) Professor Rojstaczer needed to lower his standards to keep the reputation of his class being possible. The easier the work and the more grades being given, the amount of student barely passing or failing will begin to decrease now that the work is not as