The Effect Of Poor Motivation Of Teachers On The Academic Performance Of Students

The Effect Of Poor Motivation Of Teachers On The Academic Performance Of Students

Abstract

This work was inspired by the need to boost students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools, specifically with regard to the teachers’ motivation. The goal of this experiment is to determine how low teacher motivation affects students’ academic performance. In five (5) randomly chosen public and private secondary schools in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State, teachers and students from senior secondary public and private schools were each given a structured questionnaire with closed-ended questions as part of the study, which was a descriptive survey. The findings demonstrated that poor teacher motivation hinders their productivity, which in turn lowers students’ academic achievement. The government should ensure that basic facilities for efficient teaching and learning are adequately provided, teachers should enhance their teaching techniques to encourage higher academic productivity among students, and government at all levels should prioritize paying teachers’ salaries and other fringe benefits on time. To boost academic production, seminars and workshops should be held for both professors and students.

Chapiter 1

Introduction, version one

Every organization, public or private, frequently has goals and objectives that are intended to be achieved. Every aim and objective must have the motivational mechanisms necessary to increase productivity and produce the desired results. A lack of job security has a negative impact on teachers’ morale, and there are numerous other factors that lower teacher motivation, such as low pay, a lack of administration support, salary increases, awarding of prizes, granting of loans to employees, regular staff training to educational workshops, and staff consultative forums, to name a few.

According to Kane, Rockoff, and Staiger (2006), teachers’ performance has been shown to be the main factor influencing students’ performance. As a result of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2008 (NCLB), local districts and states are now responsible for any acts that result in poor academic achievement. The degree of teacher engagement has a significant impact on students’ academic progress as well as professional development and teaching quality. Students generate and accomplish positive achievements when teachers fulfill and carry out the precise job functions and responsibilities assigned to them (Tucker et al., 2005). Low teacher motivation and morale have grown to be a serious issue that has impacted senior secondary school pupils’ academic performance, particularly in Kaduna South Local Government.

1.1 Background of the study

Our students’ academic performance is getting worse every day. This is demonstrated by the widespread student failure in the JAMB, NECO, and WAEC exams. Additionally, the proliferation of exam fraud at all levels and the graduation of secondary school students incapable of speaking or writing plain, proper English. These issues can be linked to professors who lack motivation, which has led to pupils who perform poorly as evidenced by their frequent absences from class, truancy, and lack of interest in critical thinking and other class activities. Professor Dr. Ernest W. Brewer quotes him as saying that “when college students are not motivated, a common outcome is a lost desire to attend class, followed by frequent absence and plummeting grades”. The importance of motivation in raising staff productivity cannot be overstated. It is clear that, in the context of Nigeria, questions of motivation are easier to state than to really implement. Instances of protest, protests, and strikes have become common due to the government’s failure to incorporate the ethics of incentive into its method of operation. Recent strikes occurred in the majority of the states of the federal union as a result of the inadequate pay for teachers under the planned minimum wage. In order to improve the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Kaduna South Local Government, it is clear that this research work must suggest ways to motivate teachers through better pay structures, prompt payment of teachers’ salaries, professional development opportunities for educators, supportive learning environments, and the provision of all teaching resources they require.

1.2 Statement of the problem:

In order to achieve the goals of the National Policy on Education, it is imperative to remove all barriers to effective teacher motivation in Kaduna South Local Government in order to improve student performance in senior secondary school. This is because ineffective teacher motivation negatively impacts senior secondary school students’ efficient learning in Kaduna state Local Government. As a result, the purpose of this study is to respond to the following questions:

1. What variables are accountable for teachers being properly motivated.

2. How can obstacles be removed so that teachers are properly motivated?

3. What impact will teachers who are properly motivated have on students’ academic performance.

1.3 The Study’s Objective

This research project’s specific objectives are:

a. Analyzing the causes of the low motivation of teachers in Kaduna South Local Government’s senior secondary schools.

b. Analyzing how low motivation affects teachers’ output.

b. Analyzing the impact of teachers’ lack of motivation on students’ academic achievement.

d. To draw attention to the negative effects of senior secondary schools in Kaduna South Local Government Area failing to uphold motivational policies.

e. Lastly, to make suggestions for how to maintain the senior secondary school teacher in Kaduna South Local Government’s motivational policy.

1.4 Questions For Research

In doing this study, the researcher proposes the following inquiries to direct the investigation:-

i. How does motivation affect teachers’ productivity in senior secondary schools in the Kaduna South Local Government?

What are the effects of teachers’ lack of motivation on students’ academic performance?

What are the elements that guarantee teachers’ motivation stability in senior secondary schools in Kaduna South Local Government?

Statement of the hypotheses, paragraph 1.5

Certain presumptions must be made in order to achieve scientific conclusions, and these assumptions will be investigated to see if they may be accepted or rejected. Therefore, the research presupposes:

i. There is no connection between senior secondary school teachers in Kaduna South Local Government’s motivation and production.

ii. There is no connection between teachers’ motivation and the development of pupils’ academic achievement.

iii. There is no correlation between the proper motivating variables and the motivational stability of teachers in senior secondary schools in Kaduna South Local Government.

1.6 The Study’s Significance

It is intended that this research will be able to pinpoint how instructors’ motivation affects students’ academic performance and offer suggestions for how teachers might encourage themselves as well as children in the classroom to boost academic achievement. Additionally, it aims to inform parents, families, and the government about their responsibilities in inspiring teachers and enhancing student academic performance. It also demonstrates how staff members’ motivation can help students reach their academic goals and objectives by addressing some of the issues in education, namely significant failure and exam fraud.

1.7 The Study’s Final Stage

The effects of instructors’ low motivation on students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools in the Kaduna South Local Government Area are the main topic of this study.

The study examines five senior secondary schools in Kaduna South Local Government Area, the state capital and home to numerous senior secondary public and private schools. The schools were chosen at random. The primary respondents in these chosen schools were the students and the faculty. The senior secondary schools chosen at random for the study are as follows:-

Government Secondary School in Kakuri.

Government Girls’ Secondary School of Barnawa, II

iii. Nassarawa Government Secondary School

Christ Ambassadors’ College in Sabo

Barnawa’s v. Danbo International School

1.8 Terms And Definitions

a. Motivation: This refers to a process that is triggered by physiological or psychological need and results in a certain behavior or set of drives and incentives.

b. Roles: In the context of study, this term refers to the significant influence that anything has on a task or group of people.

c. Enhancing: This is the process of making the high-quality services even better.

d. Services: The act of giving the general public something they require.

e. Organization: A formal structure made up of different functional divisions or groups that work together to accomplish good aims and objectives.

Planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and coordinating human, material, and financial resources in order to achieve organizational objectives constitutes management.

g. Resources: Anything that can be used to further an endeavor, especially labor.