Tag Archives: higher education

(#311) Grade Inflation: Have We Arrived In Lake Wobegon?

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Steve Piscitelli

Grade inflation/distortion has consequences for self-efficacy, self-awareness, and self-competence. For most colleges and universities around the nation, graduation time has arrived. Professors have evaluated the final exams, grades have been submitted, and students anxiously await their grades. Or, more to … Continue reading →

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(#196) On Collegiality and Collaboration: Reflections from San Diego

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Steve Piscitelli

It takes more than exchanging an email address or a business card to build meaningful connections. It’s early morning and I’m sitting in the San Diego airport as I write this week’s blog. For the past few days I had … Continue reading →

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(#178) Empowering Our Students

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

Measuring long-term outcomes instead of only checking off short-term activities will help us with long-term solutions rather than short-term dependency. In education we need to focus on outcomes, empowerment and efficacy. I have often shared with people how the social … Continue reading →

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