The Influence of Teacher’s Motivation on Academic Performance of Secondary School in Owerri North LGA
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objective of this research is to find out the effect of motivation on teachers’ performance in the school system. The study specifically tends to:
- To find out how school management and government motivate teachers to carry out their jobs as expected
- Find out the extent to which promotion of teachers at and when due influences teachers performance.
- Find out the extent which such programs like seminars, conference and workshops that are conducted for the teachers can enhance their performance in the class.
- To determine the inadequate teachers motivation contribute to students examination malpractice.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Conceptual Framework
Motivation is defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. Motivation is what causes us to act, whether it is getting a glass of water to reduce thirst or reading a book to gain knowledge. There are three major components to motivation: activation, persistence and intensity. Activation involves the decision to initiate a behavior, such as enrolling in an education class. Persistence is the continued effort toward a goal even though obstacles may exist, such as taking more education courses in order to earn a degree although it requires a significant investment of time, energy and resources.
Finally, intensity can be seen in the concentration and vigor that goes into pursuing a goal. For example, one student might coast by without much effort, while another student will study regularly, participate in discussions and take advantage of research opportunities outside of class. The same can be said of teachers in day secondary schools. Different types of motivation are frequently described as being either extrinsic or intrinsic.
Extrinsic motivations are those that arise from outside of the individual and often involve rewards such as trophies, money, social recognition or praise. Intrinsic motivations are those that arise from within the individual, such as doing a complicated cross-word puzzle purely for the personal gratification of solving a problem. Implications for Management is that; if the motivation-hygiene theory holds, management not only must provide hygiene factors to avoid employee dissatisfaction, but also must provide factors intrinsic to the work itself in order for employees to be satisfied with their jobs.
Some of the things that caused low teacher motivation include; Student related problems where, poor discipline, laziness, lack of work ethics, disrespect of teachers and school rules, late-coming, high absenteeism and absconding. Others include; Academic Instruction and curriculum, where the teachers complained that the focus is mainly academic and not holistic; maintenance of records and assessment tasks is time-consuming; deteriorating numeracy and literacy skills impedes progress; drop in pass requirements lowers standards; lack of professional development and collaboration at school level reduces teacher confidence; they needed to be consulted for input in syllabus changes. This was according to a study by Magendri Perumal (2011).
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought the influence of teachers motivation on academic performance of secondary school in Owerri north LGA.
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information on the influence of teachers motivation on academic performance of secondary school in Owerri north LGA. 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Owerri North LGA, Imo state was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
DATA ANALYSIS
The data collected from the respondents were analyzed in tabular form with simple percentage for easy understanding.
A total of 133(one hundred and thirty three) questionnaires were distributed and 133 questionnaires were returned.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain The influence of teachers motivation on academic performance of secondary school in Owerri north LGA. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of teachers motivation on academic performance of secondary school
Summary
This study was on the influence of teachers motivation on academic performance of secondary school in owerri north LGA. Four objectives were raised which included: To find out how school management and government motivate teachers to carry out their jobs as expected, Find out the extent to which promotion of teachers at and when due influences teachers performance, Find out the extent which such programs like seminars, conference and workshops that are conducted for the teachers can enhance their performance in the class and to determine the inadequate teachers motivation contribute to students examination malpractice. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Owerri North LGA of Imo state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made of principals, vice principals adm, senior staff and junior staff were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
In conclusion, this study has shown that with adequate motivational elements such as regular and prompt payment of salaries and allowances, upward review of salaries, implementation of promotions, provision of conducive working environments, availability of teaching aids/instructional materials etc. would help to improve the job performance of teachers and the standard of education.
Recommendation
- Regular and prompt payment of salaries and allowances should be made available to teachers in Owerri North Local government area, in order to enhance their dedication to duties.
- Government of Owerri North local government council and Anambra state government should look into the allocation or monthly salaries and allowances of teacher with a view to reviewing and increasing it, since the economic situation in the country is not static and favourable. This will help to increase the job performance of the teachers.
- Promotion exercise should always be conducted annually and as at when due and subsequently implemented without delay so as to reflect on their salaries.
The working environment under which teachers perform their duties should be made conducive enough to boost there interest in the teaching and learning process
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