Teacher’s Motivation Techniques as Determinants of Students’ Academic Performance in English Language in Selected Government Secondary Schools in Oyo State

Dairo Comfort Olufunmilayo

doi:10.11648/j.ijsedu.20200802.13

Abstract

Motivation is a critical component in the teaching/learning process. Existing studies have examined teacher-related variables in several fields of learning but with little attention paid to teacher’s motivation technique in English language teaching/learning processes of senior secondary students in Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Therefore, this study examined teacher’s motivation techniques as determinants of students’ performance in English Language in selected Government Secondary Schools in Ona-Ara Local Government. The sample comprised 12 English language teachers and 100 students in senior secondary school two. The research design was survey and the instruments were self-designed questionnaires and teachers’ test. Percentage and frequency counts were used for the data analysis. The results revealed that teachers are aware of teacher’s motivation student’s academic performance. Also, most of the teachers provided motivational materials when affordable; so there was no adequate provision of the materials. The result also showed that teachers perceived motivation to be most effective technique for teaching and learning in English language classroom. Recommendations were made that the state and federal governments should organize in-service courses and workshops to improve teachers’ motivation techniques to assist their students for English language teachers. There is need to restructure school’s timetable to include periods of independent learning.

Highlights

The primary objective of the school is to work towards the attainment of academic excellence by the students
On the premises of the above theories, this study examined teachers’ motivation techniques as determinants of students’ performance in English language in Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State
It is significant that the results of this study should inform the field about how classroom processes can affect student’s motivation in association with their attitude to learn and how teachers can support their efforts to tailor instructional approaches to optimize student’s motivation

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Introduction

The primary objective of the school is to work towards the attainment of academic excellence by the students. There may be other peripheral objectives, emphasis is always placed on students’ performance and sound scholarship. The extent to which these goals can be actualized depends principally, if not entirely on the school personnel, the teachers. Language is a means of or vehicle of communication and, to Homo-Sapiens, it can be in form of speech of written symbol [33]. It is the meeting point of curriculum and communication. Language is necessary for thinking, structuring, shaping, and organizing experiences as well as in communicating whatever is thought, felt and organized to others [40]

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