First-class honours degrees double since 1997 [learningireland.ie]
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 10:07
THE percentage of university students getting first-class honours has almost doubled since 1997. Education Minister Batt O'Keeffe yesterday confirmed to the Dáil that a review by his department had found significant "grade inflation" in both third and second-level.
The analysis found the percentage of university students getting first-class honours degrees rose from 8.3% in 1997 to 16.2% in 2008.
Similarly, the number of first-class awards given out by institutes of technology (excluding the Dublin Institute of Technology) increased from 11.2% in 1998 to 16.6% in 2008.
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