Telegraph: University standards being ‘dumbed down’, claim academics
University students are being given good marks despite failing to understand “intellectual ideas” and writing essays text message-style, according to academics.
Lecturers claim they are being encouraged to turn a blind eye to poor standards as universities compete to increase student numbers.
One told how some students believed they “should not do any work” because they paid £3,000 a year in fees.
Another said undergraduates were being allowed to pass courses with fewer than a quarter of the marks needed because institutions could not afford to let them drop out.
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