Abstract
This article examines the impact of content standards, merit pay, and standardized testing on
teacher instruction during the era of the California Department of Education’s (CDE)
Certificated Staff Performance Incentive program (CSPI). The CSPI awarded California
schoolteachers monetary bonuses if their students were successful, or showed improvement on
the Stanford Achievement Test 9 (SAT9) — the standardized test used in the California
educational system. 114 teachers were surveyed to discover the impact the CSPI program and
associated policies had on attitudes toward their profession. Study results showed that
generally, most teachers felt negatively toward CDE accountability programs. In light of the
findings, the efficacy of comprehensive accountability programs is discussed.
Michael J. Carter. (2014) Content Standards, Merit Pay, and Standardized Testing: Teacher Attitudes toward Contemporary Education Policies , Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-24, Issue-1.
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