Amb motiu del tancament d'estiu, la validació de documents es reprendrà a partir del 28 d'agost de 2026. Disculpeu les molèsties.
Con motivo del cierre de verano, la validación de documentos se reanudará a partir del 28 de agosto de 2026. Disculpad las molestias
Due to the summer closure, document validation will resume starting August 28, 2026. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Files

IEB24-03_Brutti+Montolio.pdf (2.31 MB)

Document type

Working paper

Publication date

2024

Publication license

cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Brutti et al., 2024
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214428

Muddying the waters: How grade distributions change when university exams go online

Journal Title

Authors

Director/Tutor

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Related resource

Abstract

We analyse how grade distributions change when higher education evaluations transition online and disentangle the mechanisms that help to explain the change observed in students’ results. We leverage administrative panel data, survey data and data on course plans from a large undergraduate degree at the University of Barcelona. We show that grade averages increase and their dispersion reduce. (...)

Subject

Educació superior, Avaluació educativa, Aprenentatge electrònic, COVID-19

Subject (English)

Higher education, Educational evaluation, Web-based instruction, COVID-19

Citation

Collections

IEB (Institut d’Economia de Barcelona) – Working Papers

Citation

BRUTTI, Zelda and MONTOLIO, Daniel. Muddying the waters: How grade distributions change when university exams go online. IEB Working Paper 2024/03. [consulted: 13 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214428

Export metadata

JSON - METS

Share record