Do high grading standards affect student performance?
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Do High Grading Standards Affect Student Performance?
20 This paper explores the effects of high grading standards on student test performance in 21 elementary school. While high standards have been advocated by policy-makers, business 22 groups, and teacher unions, very little is known about their effects on outcomes. Most of the 23 existing research on standards is theoretical, generally finding that standards have mixed 24 effects on students. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Economics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0047-2727
DOI: 10.1016/s0047-2727(03)00039-2