According to a study in Teachers College Record journal updated March 29, full-time college students in 2008 were three. The University of Braford said: “In the base year used in these measures, the method used to calculate degree classifications by the university was out of step with sector approaches, leading to significantly below benchmark levels of first and upper second class degrees, placing our students at a relative disadvantage to students at other institutions. Although students often toss around the phrase Cs get degrees, a recent study indicates that more college students nowadays are getting As and Bs, with the same or less effort as students in the 1960s. It said there had been “no changes to our assessment algorithms” during the last 10 years. The University of Huddersfield said that it placed a “strong emphasis on learning and teaching and this is what explains the improvement in our students’ performance”. The university also said that its percentage of Firsts and 2.1s had remained static since 2018. In a statement, the University of Buckingham said it was “not unusual to see wider variation in the grades students achieve year on year” because it had “smaller cohorts”.
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Universities UK said: “It is essential that degree classifications are meaningful for students and employers, and universities are taking action to improve transparency, fairness and reliability in the way they award degrees.” Williamson’s alma mater The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has delayed GCSEs and A-level exams in England but rejected calls to slim down their content (Photo: Tolga AKMEN / AFP)Īccording to the OfS analysis, universities which had seen some of the biggest unexplained increases in Firsts included Huddersfield, Buckingham, Anglia Ruskin and the Education Secretary Gavin William’s alma mater, the University of Bradford. Since becoming Education Secretary, Mr Williamson has repeatedly pledged to crack down on degree grade inflation. Universities in England are giving too many students top degree grades, the Office for Students (OfS) has warned. Since this point there has been a sharp increase in student performance, particularly at the upper end of the scale. Last week the OfS launched a consultation on proposals which would allow it to intervene if evidence showed that a university was not meeting standards set and recognised by the wider higher education sector. Universities told to end spiralling grade inflation. Evidence of grade inflation In 1987 grade allocation quotas (where 10 of candidates would get an A, 15 a B, 10 a C, and so on) was abolished and replaced by 'criteria referencing'. “Unexplained grade inflation risks undermining public confidence in higher education, and devaluing the hard work of students. Degrees must stand the test of time, which is why the OfS will continue to address this issue at both a sector-wide and individual university level.” Universities losing thousands of pounds on STEM courses as funding eroded by cuts and inflation ‘Undermining’ confidence
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