Using motivation as a teaching technique to improve students’ performance in integrated science at Kay-Illie-Klaer international school

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.