tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-47733507106160206282008-07-18T01:18:00.000-05:002008-07-18T01:18:00.000-05:00Something I've never seen discussed is what models of merit pay are effective in similar contexts to public school teaching.<BR/><BR/>What models to private schools use? Do they use test scores? Do they use subjective evaluations? How does it affect morale?<BR/><BR/>Most colleges have something a like peer-evaluation system. What are the lessons from those?<BR/><BR/>One of my beefs with merit pay advocates is they seem to ignore a whole world of actual practice and potential data, and instead pull out a the simplest Econ 101 "money motivates people" model.<BR/><BR/>Anecdotally (and I realize there is a difference between anecdote and data) most people I've talked to who work in areas where their boss's evaluation determines their raise tend to feel the whole process is a joke -- either everyone gets the same anyway, or the bosses' judgments seem arbitrary. And managers I've talked to tend to resist pressure to do significant differentiation.<BR/><BR/>Many academics seem pretty satisfied with the peer-evaluation processes, but it's pretty labor intensive -- and usually focuses on research rather than teaching, in part because that is seen as easier to evaluate.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08566356038836885187noreply@blogger.com