Implementation of the pay-for-performance policy differed from the envisioned approach, with about 40 percent of teachers unaware they were eligible for a performance bonus¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the pay-for-performance study, about 40 percent of teachers were unaware they were eligible to receive a performance bonus, indicating the policy as implemented differed from the envisioned approach. → Andrew Wayne 2018

Evidence¶

Andrew Wayne 2018¶

Andrew Wayne, Michael Garet, Alison Wellington, Hanley Chiang. (2018). Promoting Educator Effectiveness: The Effects of Two Key Strategies. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The brief's key findings report that both studies found the policy as implemented differed from the approach envisioned, citing the pay-for-performance study's finding that "about 40 percent of the teachers were unaware they were eligible" for a bonus. No effect size is printed.

"Both studies provided evidence that the policy as implemented differed in some ways from the approach envisioned. For example, in the pay-for-performance study, about 40 percent of the teachers were unaware they were eligible to receive a performance bonus."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Educators were largely receptive to evaluation and compensation strategies, with 65 to 84 percent satisfied with feedback and pay-for-performance improving some job satisfaction — related
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• Some aspects of TIF implementation improved between years one and two while others, including bonus awareness, remained challenging — related
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