Behavioral science research shows accountability comes in many forms that activate different mechanisms¶

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q2 i? The behavioral science literature establishes that accountability is not a single uniform intervention but takes many forms that activate different psychological mechanisms. → Brian P. Gill 2015

Evidence¶

Brian P. Gill 2015¶

Brian P. Gill, Jennifer S. Lerner, Paul Meosky. (2015). Re-Imagining Accountability in K-12 Education: A Behavioral Science Perspective. Working Paper 39, Cambridge, MA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/reimagining-accountability-in-k12-education-a-behavioral-science-perspective

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The authors' review of the behavioral science literature on accountability, presented as a synthesis in the paper's framing. The paper states the literature "makes clear, first, that accountability comes in many forms that activate different mechanisms."

"That literature makes clear, first, that accountability comes in many forms that activate different mechanisms, and second, that accountability can produce positive or negative effects, depending on the accountability type, the decision context, and the nature of the task."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Accountability can produce positive or negative effects depending on type, decision context, and task nature — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Outcome-based accountability is only one of multiple forms of accountability, each invoking distinct motivational mechanisms — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)