Grade Inflation in Taiwan Higher Education： A Case Study of Taiwan Public University

• Main Authors: Ching-Ling Lai, 賴慶玲
• Other Authors: Jung-Fu Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/gqpzen

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 社會與區域發展學系碩士班 === 103 === This study explores the phenomenon of grade inflation in Taiwan’s higher education system. The effects of different types of courses, a system of differing teacher employment statuses, and “the teacher evaluation by students” system on grade inflation were also investigated. The grade inflation phenomenon has been studied for many years in other countries. However, few formal studies about teacher grading have been reported in Taiwan. This study analyzes the teacher grading in a college of a university from 96 to 100 school years and found the following results: first, grade inflation is observed in a class of the same subject; second, grade inflation in elective courses is more pronounced than that in required courses; third, between different teacher employment statuses (full time or part time), there are not enough significant discrepancies to support grade inflation in Taiwan for this reason, unlike in other studies; fourth, the “teacher evaluation by students” system enhances the magnitude of grade inflation. Evidence of this is shown in the 99th school year, when grade inflation was made especially prominent by a reform of the system. Due to its negative impact on social development, grade inflation is a potential crisis of higher education and in turn, society as a whole. It may also cause pooling equilibrium in the job market and a confounding of definitions used to categorize students in the higher education system.