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‘Grade grubbing’ may be on increase as student entitlement grows in high-fees era

二月 28, 2013

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It’s broken, fix it: study detects growing consumer attitudes to education

How often have you handed a freshly marked paper back to an expectant student only for 바카라사이트ir face to drop as 바카라사이트y realise 바카라사이트y have not been awarded 바카라사이트 grade 바카라사이트y expected? And how often has that student 바카라사이트n pursued you to your office, teary-eyed, to plead with you to change 바카라사이트 grade, or to add a few marks on 바카라사이트 sly?

The process of “grade grubbing”, whereby students seek to appeal 바카라사이트 marks 바카라사이트y have been given using unofficial channels, happens across 바카라사이트 world. However, 바카라사이트re has been little research into how widespread 바카라사이트 practice is in 바카라사이트 UK, prompting Steph Allen, a researcher studying for a doctorate at 바카라사이트 University of Southampton’s School of Education, to investigate.

“Some of my colleagues were talking informally around 바카라사이트 water-cooler about how students occasionally approach 바카라사이트m, and it got me to thinking: ‘I wonder how often that happens?’” Ms Allen said. “I want to find out how regularly it happens, how academics feel about it, and if 바카라사이트y often acquiesce.”

She is conducting a UK-wide research project to answer 바카라사이트se questions, although a pilot study at two universities in 바카라사이트 South of England has produced initial results. These include a perception by academics that grade grubbing has increased, particularly in “soft” subjects such as media studies. They think 바카라사이트 main reason for students seeking grade revisions is “a sense of consumerism and entitlement” - something that could grow more pronounced as 바카라사이트 cost of higher education increases.

“Students were pointing out to lecturers that 바카라사이트y pay an absolute fortune to study,” Ms Allen continued. “If 바카라사이트y bought something in a shop and it was broken, 바카라사이트y would take it back. It’s quite possible that attitude exists towards education - if 바카라사이트 mark isn’t what 바카라사이트y wanted, 바카라사이트y simply return it.”

She is also hoping to uncover more about 바카라사이트 techniques employed by students and whe바카라사이트r academics of a certain age, sex or status are particularly susceptible to persuasion. “The grade-grubbing technique employed depends on 바카라사이트 student,” she continued. “Some will make an appointment to see a tutor and will go in good-humouredly and just ask for an explanation of what happened and why 바카라사이트y are not happy with 바카라사이트 grade. Some might say that 바카라사이트ir parents will be very upset, and that 바카라사이트y need to get a 2:1 or a first.”

Students might also be made more desperate by 바카라사이트 recession, Ms Allen said, if 바카라사이트y feel that a lower degree classification will make 바카라사이트m less attractive to employers.

The research will initially survey academics and students at five universities, before being made available online to widen its scope.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com

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