Yorke, Mantz. <br/><br/>
Grading student achievement in higher education :  signals and shortcomings / 
Mantz Yorke 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2008 
 - xiii, 239 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Key issues in higher education series .
 - Key issues in higher education series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Prologue : through a glass, darkly : The complexity of assessment -- Grading and its limitations -- Variations in assessment regulations : three case studies -- UK honours degree classifications, 1994-95 to 2001-02 : a case study -- How real is grade inflation? -- The cumulation of grades -- Value added -- Fuzziness in assessment -- Judgement, rather than measurement? -- Epilogue : beyond the sunset 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415393965 (hbk) 9780415393966 (hbk) 0203939417 (ebk) 9780203939413 (ebk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Grading and marking (Students)<br/>Grading and marking (Students)--Case studies