Educators in schools offering pay-for-performance bonuses tended to be less satisfied than those in schools without bonuses¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Educators in schools that offered pay-for-performance bonuses tended to be less satisfied than educators in schools that did not offer such bonuses. → Max 2014

Evidence¶

Max 2014¶

Max, Jeffrey; Constantine, Jill; Wellington, Alison; Hallgren, Kristin; Glazerman, Steven; Chiang, Hanley; Speroni, Cecilia. (2014). Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund: Implementation and Early Impacts of Pay-for-Performance After One Year. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/evaluation-of-the-teacher-incentive-fund-implementation-and-early-impacts-of-payforperformance-after

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Comparative educator-satisfaction finding from the 10 evaluation districts, reported in the key findings. The comparison contrasts educators in bonus-offering schools with those in non-bonus schools; the article hedges with "tended to be less satisfied."

"Educators in schools that offered pay-for-performance bonuses tended to be less satisfied than those in schools that did not offer such bonuses."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Providing educators with performance feedback and offering pay-for-performance bonuses can improve student achievement, with positive cumulative impacts on math or reading in some years — related
• The TIF evaluation is designed to estimate impacts of performance pay on student achievement and on educators' attitudes, awareness, mobility, and recruitment — related
• Most teachers and principals reported satisfaction with professional opportunities, school environment, and the TIF program — related