Search for dissertations about: "Grade inflation"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Grade inflation.

  2. 1. Essays on instruction time, grades and parental investments in education

    Author : Matthew Collins; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; instruction time; student achievement; PISA; TIMSS; sibling gender; patriliny; matriliny; educational attainment; grading; feedback; educational outcomes; natural experiment; HBSC; grade inflation; signalling; human capital;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained papers in the economics of education. The first chapter examines the importance of instruction time for student achievement on international assessments. The second chapter identifies the effect of sibling gender on education and how this effect varies according to traditional inheritance customs. READ MORE

  4. 2. Providers and Profiteers: Essays on Profits and Competition in the Provision of Public Services

    Author : Sebastian Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Services; Competition; Quality; Education; Spatial Econometrics; Panel Data econometrics; Grade inflation;

    Abstract : Public services, such as education and health care, are provided by both public and private actors. In some countries, such as Sweden, these include for-profit organizations. In systems allowing the users to choose freely, the providers must compete, often by offering qualities that the users may care about. READ MORE

  5. 3. Criterion-referenced measurement for educational evaluation and selection

    Author : Christina Wikström; Widar Henriksson; Roger Murphy; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Assessment; Competition; Criterion-referenced; Education; Evaluation; Grading; Grade inflation; Measurement; Selection; Validity; Beteendevetenskapliga mätningar; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : In recent years, Sweden has adopted a criterion-referenced grading system, where the grade outcome is used for several purposes, but foremost for educational evaluation on student- and school levels as well as for selection to higher education. This thesis investigates the consequences of using criterion-referenced measurement for both educational evaluation and selection purposes. READ MORE

  6. 4. The gastrointestinal tract in cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care : Clinical and experimental studies

    Author : Jenny Seilitz; Kristofer Nilsson; Kjell Jansson; Birger Axelsson; Måns Edström; Sten Rubertsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acute Gastrointestinal Injury grade; biomarkers; extracorporeal circulation; splanchnic perfusion; inotropic drugs; vasoactive drugs; lactate; lactate pyruvate ratio;

    Abstract : Gastrointestinal (GI) complications after cardiac surgery have a substantial impact on outcome. The aims were to investigate the frequency of, and methods for detecting, GI dysfunction after cardiac surgery and its relation to outcome, and the impact of vasoactive drugs on the GI tract in experimental cardiogenic shock. READ MORE

  7. 5. Assessment of prognostic factors of prostate cancer : limitations and possibilities of morphology

    Author : Daniela Swanberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. It is a morphologically, genetically, and clinically heterogeneous disease. Stage and grade are important predictors of patient outcome. READ MORE