Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to assess teacher motivation and its effect on students’
academic achievement, focusing on public junior high schools in the Atwima Mponua
district. The objectives of the study were to establish how teachers feel when motivated
on the job, determine teacher motivation and its effect on the academic achievement of pupils
in basic schools of the Atwima Mponua District, and to find out the best motivational
packages that promote teacher productivity. The researcher adopted the descriptive survey
design using closed ended questionnaire for the study. The targeted population of the
study was all the 170 JHS 3 teachers of the Atwima Mponua Educational District who
were purposively sampled for this study. The study found, among others, that
motivational packages for teachers in the study area were recognition and reward for
high performance, empowerment of teachers to maintain discipline. Effects of
motivation on teachers’ performance were that it creates supportive environment for
staff to maximize their potential to be able to work effectively, students achievement
are improved due to improved teaching strategies. The best motivational packages that
promote teacher productivity were the provision of conducive and congenial working
environment. Based on the findings, it is recommended that greater career growth and
promotion opportunities should be accessible for teachers to motivate them to put in
more effort in their lesson delivery to enhance students’ performance.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2016