Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to use motivation as a teaching technique to improve
students’ performance in integrated science at Kay-Illie-Klaer International School.
An action research design was used for the study. The population of the study was
164 students in Kay-Billie-Klaer International School. The sample for this study was
80 students chosen from Forms 1, 2 and 3. The sample was made up of 36 male and
44 female students studying Integrated Science. The main instruments for the study
were tests and questionnaires. The results have proven how important it is that
motivational techniques or interventions such as video usage, rewards, cooperation
and competition and goal setting among others can prove extremely useful in the
teaching and learning of the Integrated Science subject. The achievements of students
in Kay-Billie-Klaer International School have seen a significant lift, a testament to the
introduction of the interventions. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded
that the use of motivation in teaching and learning Integrated Science subjects proves
to be affirmative. It was recommended that Integrated Science teachers should
consider using motivational techniques such as rewards, videos, cooperation and
competition and goal setting to improve the achievements of students in the Integrated
Science subject.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the School
of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Post-Graduate Diploma (Education) in the University of Education, Winneba
JUNE, 2023
