TEACHERS ‘MOTIVATION AS A FACTOR FOR CLASSROOM EFFECTIVENESS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONARY SCHOOLS IN EDUCATIONAL ZONES IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

The study explored “Teachers ‘motivation as a factor for classroom effectiveness, students ‘academic performance and school improvement in secondary schools in educational zones in Enugu State”. The design for the study was a descriptive survey design. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was made up of five (5) principals, Ten (10) Vice principals, four hundred eighty three (483) teachers and five thousand three hundred and sixty eight (5,368) students. The total population was (5,866) people. The researcher could not study all the subjects in the population, he therefore used simple random sampling to select three hundred (300) subjects to serve as the sample size of study. The respondents consist of five (5) principals, Ten (10) vice principals, one hundred teachers (100) and one hundred and eighty seven (187) students, making total of three hundred (300) subjects. The instrument that was used for this study was developed by the researcher is called Impact of Teachers Motivation on Students’ Academic Performance (TMFCESAP). Questionnaire was use for data collection and mean, standard deviation and variance were used for data analysis. The findings of the study showed that prompt payment of teachers’ salaries, adequate remuneration. And professional development of students makes teachers to have strong desire to promote academic performance of students in secondary schools in Enugu and Agbani education zones. Following from the analyses and findings made in this study, the following recommendations are made: Government should look with keen interest into the plight of teachers by reviewing upward their welfare packages, the condition of service and the benefits. Government should motivate teachers through regular payment of salaries.