The latest figures out from the Higher Education Statistics Agency may well fuel fears that grade inflation is rife in UK universities.
The statistics show the proportion of undergraduates being awarded first-class degrees has risen rapidly in the last four years.he proportion of firsts for each university will be published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency on 23 February. It will be interesting to see whether particular groups of universities are awarding many more firsts than they used to be, or if all are.
So is this grade inflation or has the calibre of students attending UK universities dramatically improved?
Bahram Bekhradnia, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute thinktank, says it may be a combination.
This is a huge increase. I suspect students have become more serious as the job market becomes tougher. They are pulling their fingers out.
Bekhradnia says teaching may well be better. Lecturers now face rigorous training before they teach undergraduates.
The statistics show the proportion of undergraduates being awarded first-class degrees has risen rapidly in the last four years.he proportion of firsts for each university will be published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency on 23 February. It will be interesting to see whether particular groups of universities are awarding many more firsts than they used to be, or if all are.
So is this grade inflation or has the calibre of students attending UK universities dramatically improved?
Bahram Bekhradnia, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute thinktank, says it may be a combination.
This is a huge increase. I suspect students have become more serious as the job market becomes tougher. They are pulling their fingers out.
Bekhradnia says teaching may well be better. Lecturers now face rigorous training before they teach undergraduates.
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