ABSTRACT
This research work focus on the Assessment of Motivational Factors in Public Secondary Schools and its Influence on students’ Academic Performance.
Motivation is internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interest committed to a job, role or subject or to make an effort to attain a goal.
Motivation provides us the energy to pulse outcomes. It is essentially about commitment to doing something from ourselves.
Research evidence shows that motivational factors in public secondary school will influence students’ academic performance.
Motivational factors such as the physiological factors, emotion, habit interest and incentives. As a result of this the study of assessment of motivational factors in public secondary schools and its influence on students academic performance worth pursing. It is hoped that the result of the study will provide evidence motivational factors will influence student academic performance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgment iv
Abstract v
Table of content vi-ix
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to the Study 1
1.2 Purpose of the Study 4
1.3 Statement of Problem 5
1.4 Research Questions 6
1.5 Research Hypothesis 7
1.6 Significance of the Study 7
1.7 Scope/Delimitation of the Study 8
1.8 Limitation of the Study 8
1.9 Definition of Terms 9
Chapter Two: Review Literature
2.0 Introduction 10
2.1 Type of Motivation 11
2.2 Factors Influencing Motivation 13
2.3 The Role of the Teacher in Motivation 16
2.4 The Importance of Motivation in the Teaching and
Learning Process 20
2.5 Motivational Strategies for Teachers 23
2.6 Problems Affecting Teaching Performance 28
2.7 The Impact of Motivation on Student Performance 33
Chapter Three: Research Methodology
3.0 Introduction 36
3.1 Research Design 36
3.2 Populations 36
3.3 Sample and Sampling Technique 37
3.4 Instrument of Data Collator 37
3.5 Validity of the Instrument 38
3.6 Reliability of the Instrument 39
3.7 Data Collection Procedure 40
3.8 Method of Data Analysis 40
Chapter Four: Presentation of Results
4.1 Introduction 41
Chapter Five: Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.0 Introduction 49
5.1 Discussion of Result 49
5.2 Conclusion 51
5.3 Recommendations 52
References 54-55
Questionnaire 56-59