The proliferation of performance data will lead to "grade inflation".

The proliferation of performance data will lead to "grade inflation". It will increase the pressure on teachers to teach to short term measurements (like exams), when they should be concentrating on the long term health of the pupil's learning.

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The proliferation of performance data will lead to "grade inflation".
This will add pressure for teachers to jump through hoops.
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