Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to describe motivation and performance of all Junior
High School pupils of Enyan-maim circuit in English Language and establish the
relationship between them. The descriptive survey design was adopted to study, describe
and interpret the relationship between motivation and performance. School performance
test from the end of term examination and motivation test were used to gather data for the
survey from accessible population of all Junior High Three pupils in the circuit. Interview
was also used to gather information from the parents of the respondents. Stratified
random sampling technique was used to select 60 respondents. Statistical Package for
Social Sciences (S.P.S.S.) software was used to analyze the data gathered to determine
the correlation coefficient. Findings from the study indicated that pupils’ motivation level
towards learning of English Language was high and more intrinsic than extrinsic.
However, the boys are slightly more motivated than the girls. The boys also outperform
their girls’ counterpart in the study of English Language. There was a moderate
significant positive relationship between pupils’ motivation and performance in English
Language. This implies that highly motivated pupils perform better than lowly motivated
ones. It is recommended that teachers, parents, policy makers and guidance and
counselling coordinators should ensure that pupils are provided with the necessary
materials for their studies to help sustain and increase their motivation level for a better
performance.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS,
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND
COMMUNICATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER
OF EDUCATION IN (TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE)
DEGREE.
December