Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of motivation on the
academic performance of pupils of Nnuaso Apinkra D/A Junior High School.
Mixed research approach was adopted. The study used descriptive survey and
interview design. The total population was 190 respondents. Random sampling
was used to obtain the sample size of 127 participants for the study, comprising
95 pupils, 13 teachers and 17 parents. Questionnaires and interview guide were
the instruments used to gather primary data. The quantitative data was analysed
using descriptive statistics and qualitative data was analysed using thematic
analysis. The study results show that minority (30.5%) of the pupils had good
academic performance. Also, majority (75.8%) indicated that they enjoy learning
in the classroom. To add more, most of the respondents (72.6%) indicated that
their teachers used motivational strategies to motivate them. The study results
showed that the majority (96.8%) of the pupils indicated that the use of
instructional materials can enhance pupils to perform better academically. The
majority (93.7%) of the pupils said that they are motivated when their teachers
use reward or incentives. The study concluded that, pupils who are motivated
regularly, attend classes often read at higher levels, are better writers, and perform
better on standardized tests. The study recommended that the Ghana Education
Service should recruit trained teachers, who know what they are doing and are
interested in students academic improvement by varying their teaching and
learning pedagogies to motivate students.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of skills training and
entrepreneurial development, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for
award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2020
