The merit pay system encourages teachers to meet and exceed goals that are set for their students' performance. According to goal setting theory, the teachers will be most successful if the goals are:
specific
This teacher states that the money from the merit pay system is motivating, and this indicates what part of expectancy theory is present?
high valence
According to equity theory, if a teacher perceived that her colleague with the same education and experience was receiving more pay than her, she may have feelings called:
equity distress
The success of Sulphur Springs Elementary's merit pay system is built on the assumption that the teachers' hard work can actually result in higher student grades, or what expectancy theory calls:
high expectancy
