2024考研英语一阅读理解真题及答案解析(text2).pdf

2019考研英语一阅读理解真题及答案解析(text2)2019考研英语一阅读理解第二部分讲的是分数膨胀，为大家提供2019考研英语一真题阅读理解真题及答案解析(text2)考研英语一真题阅读理解真题及答案解析(text2)，(text2)，一起来看看吧！Text2Gradeinflationinflation——thegradualincreaseinaverageGPAs(grade-pointaverages)overthethepastpastfewfewdecadesdecades——isoftenconsideredaproductofaconsumererainhighereducation,inwhichstudentsaretreatedlikecustomerstobepleased.Butanother,relatedforceforce——apolicyoftenburieddeepincoursecatalogscalled"gradeforgiveness"forgiveness"——ishelpingraiseGPAs.Gradeforgivenessallowsstudentstoretakeacourseinwhichtheyreceivedalowgrade,andthemostrecentgradeorthehighestgradeistheonlyonethatcountsincalculatingastudentstudent’’soverallGPA.Theuseofthislittle-knownpracticehasaeleratedinrecentyears,ascollegescontinuetodotheirutmosttokeepstudentsinschool(andpayingtuition)andimprovetheirgraduationrates.Whenthispracticefirststarteddecadesago,itwasusuallylimitedtofreshmen,togivethemasecondchancetotakeaclassintheirfirstyeariftheystruggledintheirtransitiontocollege-levelcourses.Butnowmostcolleges,saveformanyselectivecampuses,allowallundergraduates,andevengraduatestudents,togettheirlowgradesforgiven.Collegeofficialstendtoemphasizethatthegoalofgradeforgivenessislessaboutthegradeitselfandmoreaboutencouragingstudentstoretakecoursescriticaltotheirdegreeprogramandgraduationwithoutincurringabigpenalty.“Untimely,”Untimely,”saidJackMiner,OhioStateStateUniversityUniversity’’sregistrar,“weseestudentsachievemoresuessbecausetheyretakeacourseanddobetterinsubsequentcontentscontentsormasterthecontentthatallowsthemthemtotograduategraduateonontime.time.””Thatsaid,thereisawayinwhichgradeforgivenesssatisfiescolleges’colleges’ownneedsaswell.Forpublicinstitutions,statefundsaresometimestiedpartlytotheirsuessonmetricssuchasgraduationratesandandstudentstudentretentionretention——sobettergradescan,byboostingfigureslikethose,meanmoremoney.AndanythingthatraisesGPAswilllikelylikelymakemakestudentsstudents——who,attheendoftheday,arepayingthebill—bill—feelthey’they’vegottenabettervaluefortheirtuit