The Role of Teachers’ Motivation on Students’ Academic Performance: The Case of Private Secondary Schools in Dar es Salaam

Rwelamila, Judith (2019) The Role of Teachers’ Motivation on Students’ Academic Performance: The Case of Private Secondary Schools in Dar es Salaam. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study examined the role of teachers’ motivation on students’ academic performance of private secondary schools in Dar es Salaam in 2016 and 2017 form four examination results. Both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were applied in the case study design. The Pearson correlation revealed strong positive relationships between Students’ academic performance (SAP) and institutional environment, positive medium strength of association with recognition and prestige and remuneration and incentive. The regression model indicated that 15% of the variance in SAP was explained by remuneration and incentive, 26% by recognition and prestige and 52% by institutional environment. The overall multiple regression combining all three predictor variables revealed that 93.1% of the variance in the SAP was explained by such variables. Nevertheless, the study also revealed that the teachers’ motivation affected students’ achievement and teachers’ morale. However, the challenges that the schools faced included financial constraints and irrational deployment. The study, therefore, recommended that the government should, firstly, leave private schools to determine their own school fees and contributions, secondly, emulate the tactics used by private secondary schools in improving the students’ academic performance and thirdly, review the ICT policy of 2003 regarding the usage of computers in schools.

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