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Teacher performance-based incentives and learning inequality

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Abstract

This study evaluates the impacts of low-cost, performance-based incentives in Tanzanian secondary schools. Results from a two-phase randomized trial show that incentives for teachers led to modest average improvements in student achievement across different subjects. Further, withdrawing incentives did not lead to a “discouragement effect” (once incentives were withdrawn, student performance did not fall below prebaseline levels). Rather, impacts on learning were sustained beyond the intervention period. However, these incentives may have exacerbated learning inequality within and across schools. Increases in learning were concentrated among initially better-performing schools and students. At the same time, learning outcomes may have decreased for schools and students that were lower performing at baseline. Finally, the study finds that incentivizing students without simultaneously incentivizing teachers did not produce observable learning gains.

Author
Filmer, Deon
Habyarimana, James
Sabarwal, Shwetlana
Corporate Author
UK. Dept for International Development(DFID)
Oxford Policy Management (UK)(OPM)
Year of publication
2020
Imprint
Oxford (OPM, 2020, p.33)
Linguistic region
Country (Geographical area)
Level of education
Notes
Incl. bibl.
Source database
curatED
Language