Grade Inflation

Directions Study the graphs below and write a short composition explaining its significance in aborn 120 words. The graphs compare the percentages of A， B， C， and D grades at Stone Monntain Jr. College in the fall semesters of 1968 and 1978.

　　Grade"Inflation"

　　From the graphs， we can see that grades have been rising rapidly. It can well be said that there is a grade"inflatiou."

　　Take， for example， the Stone Mountain Jr. College. In the fall semester of 1968， 16% of the students taking the exams received A's. However， in 1978， within ten years， the percentage went up by 13%. Twenty nine percent of the students received A's. As for the B grade studems， in 1968， the percentage was 31%. Ten years later， the percentage dropped to 26%. There was a 5% decrease， or rather， the students' grades rose by 5 %.

　　Now let us have a look at the third graph， which shows that in 1968 37% of the examinees received C's while in 1978 the ratio fell to 21%. In other words， there was a 16% rise in grades.

　　And in the forth graph， we can see that 8% of the students received D's. In 1978 only 4% of the examinees are D grade students. That means the grades doubled within ten years as compared to that of 1968.

　　The grade"inflation" puts me upon thinking whether students are working harder than ever or the teachers are being. lenient or cheating is on the rise. I hope for the beat.

　　分數"膨脹"

　　從圖表中，我們可以看到分數在迅速上陞，也可以說是分數澎脹".

　　例如，石頭山專科學校，1968年鞦季，16%的考生得A等。然而，到1978年，在10年中，百分比上陞13%，有29%的考生得A等。

　　至於得B等學生，1968年是31%，10年後下降到26%，減少5%.或者說，學生的分數上陞5%.再看第3表：1968年有37%的考生得C等，而在1978年比例降到21%.換言之，分數上陞16%.

　　在第4表中，我們看到有8％考生得D等，而1978年僅有4%考生得D等。這就意味著10年中分數繙1番。

　　分數"膨脹"，使我想到是否學生更用功，還是老師更寬容，或者作弊現象在上陞。我希望是的。