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Grades as Incentives: A Quantitative Assessment with Implications for Study Abroad Programs
No full textThe problem under investigation is to examine if grades motivate students and, if so, by how much. This article uses a unique data set of 436 students enrolled in an American university located in Europe composed of approximately 50% study-abroad students and 50% degree-seeking students
to examine whether there is a significant difference in semester grade point average (GPA) outcomes between students whose grades are averaged into their cumulative GPA with those who take courses on a pass/fail basis.
Using linear regression models controlling for academic ability as well as other relevant variables, the study finds that students whose grades are
averaged into their cumulative GPA are estimated to have an increase in the mean semester GPA of .36 points, or 11.4% above the average. For study-abroad students who take courses on a pass/fail basis, the results suggest that academic incentives are adversely affected by this grade transfer policy
The art of preventing violence: the case of the Republic of Macedonia
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science)--John Cabot University, Spring 2002.The Prevention of Violent Conflict. Preventive Diplomacy in the Post-Cold War Era. Conclusion
