Influence of Teachers’ Motivation on the Academic Performance of Public Secondary School Students in Nigeria

Abstract

Teacher motivation has become an important teaching skill, given its significance in imparting knowledge and skills to learners. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to investigate the Influence of Teachers’ Motivation on the Academic Performance of public Secondary School Students in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, Edo State. A self-designed questionnaire titled “Influence of Teachers’ Motivation on the Academic Performance” was used for the study. The research design adopted for this study is the descriptive survey. Purposive sampling was used to select 10 senior secondary schools from Akoko-Edo local government area. Twenty-two (22) teachers were randomly selected from each of the 10 selected schools. Hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance, data collected were analyzed using t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result showed that there is a significant difference in the factors that influence teachers’ motivation in public secondary schools in Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo State based on gender and educational qualification. Based on the findings, recommendations were made to stakeholders, principals, parents and government.