Sometimes, an apparently poor performance on a standardized proficiency exam may be a remarkable performance for an individual student, although not when compared to the rest of the district's more privileged or capable children, Linking pay to stu Continue Reading...
Pay for performance is becoming commonplace in the business world. Pay raises and bonuses are often based on how well one performs on the job or on achieving specific results. However, this is not the case in education. Pay levels are typically based Continue Reading...
Plus most teachers saw the pay for performance system as inevitable, and therefore wanted to be involved from the start of the plan (Gratz, 2005). The pilot faced many challenges. Not the least, the district was faced with the logistical challenge Continue Reading...
They computed a variety of measures to determine whether there was in fact a narrowing of a gap between teacher qualifications across wealthier and poorer schools and found that there was. This narrowing -- indicative of changes in hiring practices Continue Reading...
The ultimate goal is to increase student achievement by improving the hiring process by adding another layer of screening, namely teacher efficacy. The following aims will support the ability to achieve these goals. Aim 1: To evaluate the associati Continue Reading...
In other fields, going the extra mile, investing extra weekend or evening time, or providing exemplary presentations and materials usually results in some form of bonus. In teaching, however, much of this is expected -- before and after school tutor Continue Reading...
There are some papers that are to be released and referred to by her in the above article. In the first of those papers, the belief is that the present result of the aptitude tests of the teachers today is the same as was the case a generation earli Continue Reading...
Since smaller class size has been shown to positively affect student learning, at least in the early grades, one might also infer that this affects teachers' work positively. Further, researchers have found a positive relationship between collective Continue Reading...
519) Lunenburg offers a series of suggestions for parents than can effectively aide the parent in home teaching, an essential aspect of child development and school readiness. Those which are applicable tot the ECE classroom are as follows: 1. Rea Continue Reading...
Teacher Tenure Should Be Abolished Making the case against teacher tenure Virtually all employees within the job market today are employed 'at will' -- in other words, they can be fired at any time. This principle of the capitalist economy is supp Continue Reading...
, 2001). Prior to 1930, thought, little attention was given to pay-for-performance in the public sector in the United States except for the blue-collar, manufacturing functions that were being primarily performed for the military. During this period Continue Reading...
Self-Efficacy: A Definition Social Cognitive Theory Triangulation Data analysis Teacher Self-Efficacy Problems for the researcher Data Analysis and Related Literature review. Baseline Group Gender Deviation Age Deviation Comparison of data w Continue Reading...
Measures should be developed at every level of the organisation as this will help in the measurement of performance at those levels. Again all services and teams will have action plans that they will have to meet which will make sure that the organi Continue Reading...
Lesson Plan Grade Level: 7th Grade Subject: Science Number of Students: 4 Date: Instructional Location: Classroom Lesson Goals • Lesson Title: Science Central Focus of Lessons: What science is all about State Standard(s) Addressed: 7th Gra Continue Reading...
Pay for Performance Systems How could an organization measure the effectiveness of their pay-for-performance plans? In principle, organizations could measure the effectiveness of their pay-for-performance plans by establishing objective criteria fo Continue Reading...
Teacher Evaluations Discussion and Response: Teacher Performance or Effectiveness What are the ramifications of the performance/effectiveness distinction for teacher evaluation? The authors' deconstruction of the performance-effectiveness paradigm Continue Reading...
While each student will respond to school and education differently, all can discover their personal aptitudes in academics, athletics, or the arts. School also provides key socialization functions that helps students learn and grow. As a teacher it Continue Reading...
3.4 Finally, I am interested in whether or not there is a trickle-down effect from leftist or rightist politics style at the provincial and federal levels. 1.3 Objectives 1.3.1 There are two major objectives for this research. The first is to comp Continue Reading...
In the work entitled: "Idaho Standards for Blended Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education Teachers" stated is that: "The characteristics of development and learning of young children are integrally linked and different from thos Continue Reading...
While commenting on the works of Baldwin & Ford, Detterman (Detterman & Sternberg, 1993) observed that the American enterprises were more likely to lose in case of teaching employers as they diverted lump sum of $100 billion annually to tuto Continue Reading...
PAY SYSTEM plays a crucial role when managers are looking for ways to retain and motivate employees. Higher employee turnover rate can have a demoralizing impact on company's performance and is usually connected with an unfair pay system whereby some Continue Reading...
I would want to be evaluated through a form that would reveal whether or not I was conducting my assigned duties. Because of its specific nature, figure 11-3 would not only allow the evaluating manager to make an informed representation of my work, Continue Reading...
The system must measure true performance in a way that minimizes random variation, as well as undesired and unintended consequences. It must align performance with ultimate outcomes and monitor performance to discourage cheating" (p. 88). In fact, L Continue Reading...
Merit pay for teachers is another problematic example of comparing data from different sources. A teacher with a relatively well-prepared classroom, full of children with parents who are quite focused on ensuring their children excel in school, per Continue Reading...
Bonuses could also be earned by taking advanced courses in improving classroom techniques and by improving the scores their students achieved on state tests. These salary additions can add up to as much as $9,800 per year. In addition, teachers' pa Continue Reading...
The same attitude and emotional stance is displayed towards all students. Another important point is that students with disabilities are supported not as if they require extra support, but rather as a natural part of the support that all students ca Continue Reading...
Reciprocal Teaching In recent times, researchers and practitioners are focusing more and more in understanding the role of meta-cognition in reading. This is evidenced by the opinions proposed by researchers like Brown and Palinscar and Gracia and P Continue Reading...
e., test scores) and dictated by "best practices" that teachers are losing confidence in their own creativity. Yet, despite these unfortunate consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the important work of teachers remains unchanged. That work is Continue Reading...
classroom instruction, it is important not to overgeneralize. (Johnston, 2010, paraphrased) RTI was introduced in the 2004 IDEA legislation and requests that schools utilize 15% of their special education funding for regular interventions for educa Continue Reading...
On the other hand, merit pay systems may inspire unhealthy competition among coworkers or excessive peer pressure among teams of workers whose individual performance are measured together. In the worst case scenario, merit pay can result in unscrup Continue Reading...
This sentiment is echoed by a lot of supporters of merit pay who believe the way teachers are paid and how much they are paid must differ if districts are to attract a new cohort of teachers" (Drevitch, 2006). Some of the biggest disputes against m Continue Reading...
This involves "changing the role of school personnel in such a way that the resulting organization is capable of adapting the program of a given school to meet the needs of the child" (Conte, 1972) (finally, someone remembers that schools are about Continue Reading...
Pedagogic Model for Teaching of Technology to Special Education Students Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children. In 19 Continue Reading...
American public education system has endured many changes in the last few decades. It has gone from back to basics, to whole language learning, and then back to basics again. The system is constantly being scrutinized by the parents who send their c Continue Reading...
Training and Development in Small Businesses Effective training and development strategy Training and development in business are paramount and particularly very essential in small businesses. Employees who have experience and competence contribute Continue Reading...
consumption of a carbohydrate performance drink increase 400m sprint times? Carbohydrate loading was found to be beneficial for endurance sports in the late 1990s. Research has demonstrated that consuming high amounts of carbohydrates, combined wit Continue Reading...
dealt explicitly with motivating students to learn, the concept of self-motivation presents an altogether different quandary to teachers. According to Jere Brophy, much research has been done into maintaining motivation in situations where there is Continue Reading...
Topic: Teacher Effectiveness and Behavior: Their Relationship and Impact on Student LearningThe purpose of this dissertation topic is to review the efficacy of teacher learning and how it correlates to student performance. Research has shown a large Continue Reading...
