Tag
subjective_evaluation
4 findings
Economics (general)Evaluation-Induced Gender BiasWhen subjective evaluations directly determined financial raises, male teachers received 10% higher performance ratings controlling for teacher actions and student outcomes; when evaluations carried no financial stake, no evaluation difference by gender existed.RCTLabour & employmentHigh-Frequency Managerial ObservationManagers in the study conducted an average of 4.7 classroom observations per year (nearly double the US principal average of 2.5) and dedicated 17.5 hours per week (37% of total work time) to direct teacher management and observation.Observational StudyEconomics (general)Managerial Evaluation Accuracy GateFor managers in the most inaccurate quintile (rating error > 2 steps out of 5), subjective performance pay had no statistically significant effect on student test scores (interaction coefficient = -0.211 SD, p < 0.05).RCTBehaviour & psychologyManagerial Goal-Setting AlignmentMoving a teacher from the 50th to 90th percentile in student test score value-added increased managerial subjective performance ratings by 0.7 standard deviations; managerial preferences for professional development and test prep increased test scores by 0.25 SD (p < 0.05), while subjective incentives generated no statistically significant increase in teacher bias or favoritism relative to objective pay.RCT