After you have studied Reading Between the Lines on pp. 480–481, answer the following questions.
a. What information do accurate grades provide that grade inflation hides?
b. If grade inflation became widespread in high schools, colleges, and universities, what new arrangements do you predict would emerge to provide better information about student ability?
c. Do you think grade inflation is in anyone’s self-interest? Explain who benefits and how they benefit from grade inflation.
d. How do you think grade inflation might be controlled?