An Investigation Into Teacher Motivation And The Role Of Merit Pay
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An Investigation Into Teacher Motivation And The Role Of Merit Pay
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language : en
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Release Date : 2014
An Investigation Into Teacher Motivation And The Role Of Merit Pay written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Merit pay categories.
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher motivation and the effect merit pay has on teachers' motivation within public school districts in Michigan. This study addressed three research questions; (a) what keeps teachers active and engaged; what motivates teachers, (b) what motivates a person to become a teacher, and (c) what effect does merit pay have on teacher motivation? This study was a cross-sectional survey design, in which data were collected at one point in time to represent current attitudes of teachers about motivation and merit pay. The electronic survey of nine demographic questions and 64 motivation or merit pay questions was disseminated to K-12 teachers from rural, urban, and suburban school districts around Michigan, netting a sample of 887 teacher participants. Multivariate regression analysis was conducted to identify relationships between teacher demographics, school characteristics, and motivational or merit pay factors. The results of the study demonstrated that instructional support, parental support, and administrative support were positively associated with teacher motivation. Second, care for children, care for student learning, and wanting to make a difference were the highest motivating factors of all items in the survey. Third, when differentiating teachers' positive and negative views of merit pay nearly 75% of the participants demonstrated negative views of merit pay. Fourth, goal-setting, a central principle in motivation theory, and setting difficult-challenging goals each year were identified as two of the highest motivating factors in this study. The results of this study may provide school districts and policy-makers with useful information on several topics like whether or not teachers are motivated by monetary incentives, the motivational impact of goal-setting, the motivational impact of change, or collaboration and/or working together, to name a few.
Teacher Motivation
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Author : Kathleen Malen Stanton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Teacher Motivation written by Kathleen Malen Stanton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Teachers categories.
Merit Pay And The Evaluation Problem
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Author : Richard J. Murnane
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Merit Pay And The Evaluation Problem written by Richard J. Murnane and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Educational evaluation categories.
Teacher Responses To Incentives
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Author : Maria De Los Angeles Perez Zurita
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Teacher Responses To Incentives written by Maria De Los Angeles Perez Zurita and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Merit pay for teachers is one of the most contentious issues in the K-12 education policy arena. Proponents of merit pay suggest that rewarding teachers for student gains will improve the quality of the teacher workforce. The literature has focused largely on how merit pay affects teacher motivation, and has not investigated the mechanism through which merit pay would change the composition of the teaching force. Presumably, merit pay systems result in highly effective teachers receiving higher pay than ineffective teachers, encouraging the desired pattern of retention and turnover. In addition, it is argued that tying pay to performance will attract new individuals to enter the profession who would not have otherwise done so under the uniform salary scheme, generating a larger pool of teachers from which to hire. These theoretical predictions rest on the basic assumption that highly effective teachers are neutral when it comes to their preferences for uncertain and competitive pay schemes, and are not averse to unequal outcomes among their peers. In my first chapter, I conduct a framed field experiment to investigate how risk aversion, inequity aversion and preferences toward competition differed among highly effective prospective teachers and lawyers. I find that prospective female teachers and lawyers do not differ in their level of risk aversion. However, female teachers had a much stronger aversion to inequity and were less likely to generate a competitive environment than female lawyers that were planning a career in private practice. Interestingly, there were no statistical differences between prospective female teachers and lawyers who planned careers in public practice. In my second chapter, I use unique data that enables us to link teachers' performance-base preferences directly to their effectiveness (as measured by their value-added) and their school performance, to investigate how these effectiveness measures relate to their preferences for competitive bonuses. We find that highly effective teachers are more likely to prefer individual competitive payment schemes over a salary increase. Teachers that work in highly effective schools are also more likely to select a competitive schoolwide bonus over a salary increase for all teachers in their districts. And teachers, on average, are more likely to prefer schoolwide over individual bonuses, especially highly-effective teachers that work in high performing schools. In my last chapter, I use an agent-based model to simulate the system-wide compositional effects resulting from the introduction of performance-based pay in education. This simulation model captures the dynamic processes of workers sorting in and out of teaching once merit pay is implemented. To calibrate important parameters of the model (e.g., teacher preferences), I incorporate what was learned about teacher preferences and motivation in the previous chapters. These results suggest that if teachers and workers outside of teaching maximize their own utility without taking into consideration the payoff of their group of reference, the introduction of merit pay would result in a higher quality teacher workforce. However, once social preferences and internal motivation are incorporated as characteristics of the agents, these potential benefits decline by as much as 70%.
Chinese Teacher Compensation System Of Compulsory Education
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Author : Jiang Jinqiu
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-29
Chinese Teacher Compensation System Of Compulsory Education written by Jiang Jinqiu and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-29 with Education categories.
This book examines the compensation system for teachers in compulsory education in China and how it can be brought to bear in attracting, retaining, and motivating teachers while improving the quality of basic education. The study first draws on theories of modern pay systems and revisits major teacher pay reforms at the national level and their implementation at the school level, thereby evaluating the characteristics and problems of pay systems. A comparative analysis of different pay scales and its competitiveness in contrast to other professions then further demonstrates the limitations of existing salary structures in compulsory education schools, along with a failure to offer enough incentives for high-quality teachers and teaching. Approaching the topic from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, the author proposes a restructured pay system and advances constructive suggestions on policymaking as well as research directions in teacher pay reform. The book will appeal to scholars, students, school officials, and policymakers interested in education economics, education management and administration, and especially teacher pay scales and pay reforms.
A Straightforward Guide To Teacher Merit Pay
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Author : Gary W. Ritter
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2013-05-01
A Straightforward Guide To Teacher Merit Pay written by Gary W. Ritter and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-01 with Education categories.
Reward your best teachers for the great work they do! Is your school system considering teacher merit pay? Now is the time to understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of performance-based teacher pay, as well as how today’s most successful programs were developed. Drawing on substantial research with school districts, Gary Ritter and Joshua Barnett provide a step-by-step approach to setting up a merit pay system in your school district. Readers will find An overview of existing merit pay programs and their strengths and weaknesses A review of the 12 most common myths about merit pay, and how school leaders can respond Six guiding principles for designing a merit pay program, along with how-to’s and timelines for every phase Guidance on creating balanced assessments based on multiple measures of teacher effectiveness, and developed in collaboration with teachers Ensure that your district’s merit pay program supports teachers’ professional growth, schoolwide progress, and student achievement. "Ritter and Barnett bring much-needed researched clarity to this complex issue. For school administrators, education policy makers, legislators, and others interested in school reform, this book is a must-read." —Rod Paige, Former U.S. Secretary of Education "This guide is a useful resource for undertaking merit pay, preventing pitfalls, and most importantly, offering solid recommendations for creating well-designed implementations." —Gary Stark, President and CEO National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Superintendent And Teacher Perceptions Of Performance Based Pay
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Author : David Moyer
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-03
Superintendent And Teacher Perceptions Of Performance Based Pay written by David Moyer and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-03 with categories.
The current policy push in America is an intense focus on teacher effectiveness. Often, legislators and business leaders assume that merit pay in education is a means to improve teacher performance despite the fact that it has never worked and is debunked by the research. In his book Superintendent and Teacher Perceptions of Performance Based Pay, Dr. Moyer examines the concepts of knowledge and skills and group performance based pay from the perspective of Illinois school superintendents and teacher association presidents to determine the extent to which these compensation systems might be a viable alternative to the single salary schedule. The book traces the history of teacher compensation, examines the role teacher motivation plays, includes lessons from districts that were early implementers, provides a detailed analysis of the research, and yields several surprising insights, including the finding that superintendents and association presidents actually agree on several major concepts that could make moving to alternative compensation systems much more feasible than might be assumed.
Merit Pay And Motivation
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Author : Linda A. Farr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Merit Pay And Motivation written by Linda A. Farr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Teachers categories.
Teacher Morale Job Satisfaction And Motivation
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Author : Linda Evans
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 1998-10-16
Teacher Morale Job Satisfaction And Motivation written by Linda Evans and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-10-16 with Education categories.
`This book is a wonderfully intimate account of the feelings of teachers about their managers, and a useful staff development tool at INSET or for personal reflection.... One of the excellent strands in this book is the end section of each chapter - A Management Perspective: Issues for Consideration - which will provoke much discussion within actual and aspiring management. Taken out of context each is thought- provoking; in context professionality will be challenged. Recommended for those wishing to improve their management skills, and the seriously nosy!' - Education Review Teacher Morale, Job Satisfaction and Motivation focuses on the much neglected perspective of the 'managed' teacher.
The M M Effect Assessing The Impact Of Merit Pay On Teacher Motivation
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Author : Alison Coates-McBride
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
The M M Effect Assessing The Impact Of Merit Pay On Teacher Motivation written by Alison Coates-McBride and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Student achievement is a serious problem in American schools today. Academics are compromised when districts have difficulty attracting, retaining and rewarding highly qualified teachers. School districts must utilize innovative methods in motivating educators to stay in the profession. Teacher motivation is the key to academic success. (Contains 1 table.).