ERIC Number: EJ1134079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
Pages: 38
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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The Impact of Performance Ratings on Job Satisfaction for Public School Teachers
Koedel, Cory; Li, Jiaxi; Springer, Matthew G.; Tan, Li
American Educational Research Journal, v54 n2 p241-278 Apr 2017
Spurred by the federal Race to the Top competition, the state of Tennessee implemented a comprehensive statewide educator evaluation system in 2011. The new system is designed to increase the rigor of evaluations and better differentiate teachers based on performance. The use of more differentiated ratings represents a significant shift in education policy. We merge teacher performance evaluations from the new system with data from post-evaluation teacher surveys to examine the effects of the differentiated ratings on job satisfaction for teachers. Using a regression-discontinuity design, we show that higher ratings under the new system causally improve teachers' perceptions of work relative to lower ratings. Our findings offer the first causal evidence of which we are aware on the relationship between performance ratings and job satisfaction for individual teachers.
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Public School Teachers, Job Satisfaction, State Programs, Scores, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria, Regression (Statistics), Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys, Likert Scales, Validity, Robustness (Statistics), Program Implementation, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Race to the Top
Grant or Contract Numbers: S395A100032