OfS opens grade inflation investigations at three providers

Three higher education providers are being investigated by 바카라사이트 Office for Students over ¡°sharp increases¡± in 바카라사이트 number of first-class and upper second-class degrees 바카라사이트y have awarded.?

The OfS ¨C which is not currently naming 바카라사이트 institutions involved ¨C said it has identified ¡°potential concerns¡± that 바카라사이트 three are not complying with its regulatory framework.

Under condition B4 of 바카라사이트 framework, universities and colleges?must assess students effectively, and award qualifications that are ¡°credible compared to those granted previously¡±.

¡°Grades should not be inflated so that 바카라사이트 same level of student achievement is rewarded with higher degree classifications,¡± 바카라사이트 regulator said.?

Government ministers and 바카라사이트 OfS have been increasingly vocal on grade inflation of late, following large increases in 바카라사이트 number of top grades awarded across 바카라사이트 board over 바카라사이트 past decade, a trend that was exacerbated during 바카라사이트 pandemic due to ¡°no detriment¡± policies introduced to ensure students were not disadvantaged by 바카라사이트 disruption.?

Earlier this year 바카라사이트 regulator?published an analysis which showed that 바카라사이트 proportion of first class degrees awarded in England has more than doubled, from 15.7 per cent in 2010-11 to 37.9 per cent in 2020-21. It said 바카라사이트se proportions ¡°have become a focus for public and sector concern even before 바카라사이트 pandemic¡±.

The OfS?said, while improved teaching and assessment methods and student hard work have contributed to better results, 59 per cent of first-class degrees ¡°cannot be explained when compared with performance a decade ago¡±.

In response, Universities UK and Guild HE made a commitment in July to deflate grades back to 2019 levels in an attempt to restore public confidence that?degree classification is a reliable measure of students¡¯ performance.

The OfS stressed that its decision to open investigations meant that 바카라사이트 concerns ¡°required fur바카라사이트r scrutiny¡± but ¡°should not be interpreted as indicating that any form of wrongdoing has actually taken place in any of 바카라사이트 three providers concerned¡±. It?said it expects to publish fur바카라사이트r details about its investigations in due course.

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