Good point-- I believe that you're going to find most Repubs in Engineering, Business and Economics; not fields noted for grade inflation.
On Jan 10, 2012, at 5:00 PM, Jim Clark wrote: > Hi > > Interesting article. One thing I did not see mentioned was different types > of courses that might differentiate Rep and Dem faculty. For example, if Rep > profs tend to be more in quantitative fields and Dem profs in "touchy-feely" > fields, distributions of grades could differ by area in the way depicted here > (i.e., more higher and lower grades in classes of Rep profs). > > Take care > Jim > > James M. Clark > Professor of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > [email protected] > >>>> Rick Froman <[email protected]> 10-Jan-12 4:43:09 PM >>> > Here is an interesting blog post discussing a recent publication of empirical > research into differences in grading by Republican and Democratic (US > political party affiliation) professors. The primary source is evidently not > freely available on the internet unless your library subscribes to the > American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. Don't miss the graph about half > way down the page. > > http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-republican-and-democratic.html > Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15217 or send a blank email to leave-15217-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
