Teachers’ motivation and pupils’ academic performance. A case study of primary Schools in Busia municipality
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2024
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Busitema University
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between primary teachers’ motivation and academic performance among pupils in Busia Municipality, Hypothesis was tested: H1: There is positive relationship between teachers’ motivation and academic performance in Busia Municipality. A sample size of 374 respondents was used including teachers, directors of studies, and headteachers. Data was analyzed variously: Chi square test of significant level of P<01 was used to test for Academic performance, mean, Confidence interval and standard deviation of establish actors of motivation, Pearson correlation to establish the relationship between motivation and academic performance. Results of the first objective showed that teachers in Primary schools in Busia Municipality are adequately motivated through Extrinsic factors and Intrinsic factors. The results of the second objective showed pupils inherent characteristics influence their academic performance in primary schools behavior of pupils. Pupil high speed learning, pupils’ ability to recall lesson learnt. The third objective showed that: teacher’s motivation can explain the performance by 25% at P<05. The study concluded that major improvement in teacher’s motivational factors will ultimately result in improvement in performance in primary schools in Busia Municipality. Recommendations were made to government, society and research community to guarantee quality outputs; it must be serviced with appropriate trained and motivated teaching staff and adequate supplied facilities and equipment’s, timely payments of teachers’ salaries, allowances and promotions.
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Nagudi, D. (2024). Teachers’ motivation and pupils’ academic performance. A case study of primary schools in Busia Municipality [Research report]. Busitema University.