ALL meanings of grade inflation
grade in·fla·tion
G g - noun grade inflation the awarding of higher grades than students deserve either to maintain a school's academic reputation or as a result of diminished teacher expectations. 1
- noun grade inflation a rise in the average grade given to students. 1
- noun grade inflation (education) A gradual upward trend in grades awarded to students during the decades since the mid-20th century, reported in a number of countries and at a number of levels of schooling and sometimes offered as evidence of a decline in academic standards. 0
- noun grade inflation an apparently continual increase in numbers of students attaining high examination grades, or the practice of awarding grades in this way 0