Open AccessThe impact of teacher bonuses on student performance in full-time schools: The case of the Espírito Santo
Author(s) -
Heber Gonçalves Guedes,
Aziz Xavier Beiruth
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
contextus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2178-9258
pISSN - 1678-2089
DOI - 10.19094/contextus.2021.71400
Subject(s) - absenteeism , tobit model , portuguese , matching (statistics) , incentive , propensity score matching , mathematics education , psychology , medical education , demographic economics , economics , econometrics , mathematics , statistics , medicine , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , microeconomics
The goal of the study was to analyze the effect of granting financial incentives to teachers in relation to the performance of students from full-time schools of Espírito Santo. A method of matching was used by means PSM (propensity score matching) and then a Tobit regression to analyze the exam scores of the SAEB (National Basic Education Assessment System) in 2017. The results found showed that there is a positive association and related between the BD (Bonificação por Desempenho) program and the Portuguese and mathematics grades of third-year high school students from full-time schools in Espírito Santo. The work concludes by explaining that the success of the program to the reduction in absenteeism and the decrease in teacher turnover.