Learning in secondary > Monetary incentives to teachers (eLS) > Fryer 2012 iii
Detailed Information
| Country | Country: United States |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita | 52.569 |
| Context details | Low performing students from low-income minority families; 98% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
| Age | Grades 3-8 |
| Implementation year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Implementer | Government |
| Duration (months) | 9 |
| Cost | The expected value of the reward ($4,000) is equivalent to approximately 8% of the average teacher salary in Chicago Heights |
| Intervention details | Teachers received $87 per percentile increase in test scores based on team performance, expected payments given at baseline; 9 schools participated |
| Evaluation design | Randomized evaluation |
|---|---|
| Cluster definition | Individual |
| Sample | Outcome | Test | Source Table | Observations | Statistics on Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3-8 | Math | ThinkLink Assessment | 3 | 1311 | Coeff: 33.50; SE: 10.20; SD: 100.00 |
| Grades 3-8 | Language | ThinkLink Assessment | N/A | 1311 | Coeff: 38.80; SE: 12.50; SD: 100.00 |