Word: feldmans
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...Feldman says he has been concerned about the issue for several years. He addressed the Faculty in the spring of 2002 when the grading scale was switched...
...Feldman said that since grades were dropping, he did not pursue the matter further...
...situation was getting better, basically just due to jawboning,” Feldman said. “But this last year, the average grade has risen to its high of three years ago, though the number of A’s is still down by one percent from its high. It still appears we haven’t solved the problem and we have some concerns that the problem will get worse...
...Feldman added that he worries that new procedures for awarding honors, which go into effect for the class of 2005, will exacerbate the problem...
While honors is currently rewarded according to a GPA cutoff, according to Feldman, the plan to switch it to a University-wide percent quota of 60 percent may encourage instructors to inflate individual grades in hopes of garnering more honors for their students...