Teacher motivation and its effects on students’ academic performance: A case study of public senior high schools in Offinso Municipal

Abstract

One of the important factors in realizing educational objectives at the senior high school level is the role of the teachers. Motivation within the educational set up. The poor academic performance of students towards educational aims and objectives could be associated to the low motivation of teachers most especially at the senior high schools. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of teacher motivation and its effects on students’ academic performance. The study population comprised teachers in three (3) public senior high schools in the Offinso municipal. The study employed quantitative methodology which made use of questionnaire to collect field data. A total sample size of 100 teachers made of 73 males and 27 females selected through simple random sampling participated in the study. The study results revealed that majority of teachers found themselves in the teaching field because of the interest they had in teaching. They were however not satisfied with their current salaries especially when compared with their colleagues with the same qualification in other organizations. Improvement in salaries and allowances was found to be the best incentives to be committed to their work. The study recommends that government in collaboration with Ghana Education service (GES) should make salaries, incentives, job security, and working conditions of teachers’ policy priorities.