Which of the Following Is FALSE with Regards to Merit-Based

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE with regards to merit-based teacher pay?

• A)salary may not be the main factor in recruiting and retaining high-caliber teachers
• B)it is difficult to establish an unbiased operational definition of merit to be applied to teachers
• C)merit-based pay is a substitute for an adequate salary scale
• D)teachers may abandon their own creativity in order to comply with a rigid set of standards

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