Influence of Teacher’s Motivation on Pupil’s Academic Performance in Primary School Leaving Examination in Chalinze District, Coast Region.

Paschal, Grace (2023) Influence of Teacher’s Motivation on Pupil’s Academic Performance in Primary School Leaving Examination in Chalinze District, Coast Region. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The main objective of this study is to assess the influence of teachers‟ motivation on pupils‟ academic performance in Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) in Chalinze District Council. The specific objectives were: to identify teachers‟ motivations available in selected primary schools in Chalinze District Council, to examine primary school teachers‟ perceptions towards motivation in selected primary schools in Chalinze District Council and to assess the extent to which motivation influences performance in PSLE in selected primary schools in Chalinze District Council. This study applied interpretivism philosophy. Again, it was conducted using mixed method approach to obtain data. The study deployed purposive and simple random sampling in selecting 102 respondents where documentary review, interviews and structured questionnaires were used. Quantitative data were analysed with the help of software namely Statistical Package for Social Solutions (SPSS) while qualitative data were analysed using through content and thematic analysis. The results show that Motivation has great influence in PSLE Performance in Primary Schools located in Chalinze District Council. According to the study teachers‟ Motivation leads to Pupil‟s motivation which leads to pupil‟s high performance. Therefore, educational stakeholders have to consider the significance role played by motivation as it contributes much to pupils‟ academic performance. Keywords: Motivation, Performance, Academic Performance, Chalinze District Council.

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