Motivation and teachers’ performance in Bushenyi District
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Date
2015-07
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Kampala International University,College of Education
Abstract
The key aspects of teaching involves the use of instructional materials, teaching methods, regular
assessment of students, making lesson plans, assessment of pupils, conduct of fieldwork,
teachers’ participation in sports, attending school assembly and guidance and counseling. A
research gap was evident in investigating whether motivation of teachers increased their morale
to perform as well as the effect of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the performance of
teachers. The study took into consideration three specific objectives which include, determining
the performance indicators among teachers in Bushennyi district. Evaluating the effects of
intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the performance of teachers, and assessing the different
modes of boosting performance. The study used a descriptive research design because of the
nature of’ the variables that were at hand, to produce data, required for quantitative and
qualitative analysis and to allow simultaneous description of views, perceptions and beliefs at
any single point in time, The study was carried out among teachers in 5 secondary schools in
Bushenyi District. Overall, 100 respondents participated in the study (89 teachers as primary
respondents; 5 head teachers and I MEO and 5 SMC as key informants. The researcher used a
questionnaire for the 89 teachers, an interview for 5 head teachers and focus discussion group for
the 5 head teachers. Data from the semi-structured interviews were entered in a computer and
Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) programme used to analyze it. The percentage
number of respondents according to variables such as; sex, age, type of motivation and so on
were computed and presented using tables. The results from the study showed that the level of
teacher motivation in the district was not up to the right standard. This study investigated and
provided information to close the above mentioned research gaps
Description
A dissertation submitted to the College of Education Open
Distance and e-learning in partial fulfillment of the
requirement for the award of Bachelors of Arts
with Education of Kampala International
University
Keywords
Taacher Perfomance, Motivation, Bushenyi District