Okoth, Benard2026-05-192026-05-192024Okoth, B. (2024). The effect of staff motivation on pupils’ academic performance in Eastern Division, Tororo Municipality Uganda. [Research report]. Busitema University.https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/3073The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between primary Staffs" motivation and academic performance among pupils in Tororo Municipality, Hypothesis was tested: H1: There is positive relationship between Staffs" motivation and academic performance in Tororo Municipality. A sample size of 374 respondents was used including Staffs, directors of studies, and head Staffs. 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 Staffs in Primary schools in Tororo 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: Staff’s motivation can explain the performance by 25% at P<05. The study concluded that major improvement in Staff’s motivational factors will ultimately result in improvement in performance in primary schools in Tororo 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 Staffs" salaries, allowances and promotions.en-USThesis