Andy Grayson

Articles by Andy Grayson

Montage of Oliver Twist asking for more from the film still 1948 with numbers in his bowl to illustrate students in many countries receive their final degree marks amid perennial concerns about grade inflation

Are student demands for higher grades threatening standards?

As students in many countries receive their final degree marks amid perennial concerns about grade inflation, three scholars reflect on their experiences of being pressured to mark more leniently, while one considers how to enhance the fairness of marking outcomes

By Emily Michelson

20 July

Hosing units piled up, symbolising modularity

England needs meaningful modularity

The push for lifelong learning should revive the ‘I can’t decide which of these exciting subjects to study next’ model of learning, says Andy Grayson

By Andy Grayson

1 August

A man on a tall pile of bricks looks down on one on a smaller pile

The UK’s percentage scale is unfair and fuels grade inflation

Unequal degree classification ranges mean that improvements get more reward at the higher end, say Andy Grayson, Susannah Lamb and Chris Royle

By Andy Grayson

12 July

Contestants line up for judging panel who are holding up scores on boards as a metaphor for Discretion’ has no place in determining degree classifications

‘Discretion’ should have no place in determining degree classifications

Universities need to establish clear and transparent criteria for assessing those with borderline results, argues Andy Grayson

By Andy Grayson

10 June

A bored academic leans her head on a book

Rethinking institutional processes is boring – but the results are liberating

Minor tweaks to repetitive tasks can free up hundreds of hours of academic time for better things, says Andy Grayson

By Andy Grayson

12 April