Impact of Motivation on Teachers’ Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Nabitende Sub County Iganga District

Abstract

This study sought to establish the effect of motivation on teachers‟ performance in selected secondary schools in Nabitende Sub County, Iganga District. The study objectives were: to assess the effect of extrinsic motivation on teachers‟ performance, and to establish the effect of intrinsic motivation on teachers‟ performance in selected secondary schools in Nabitende Sub County, Iganga District. The study adopted a crosssectional survey research design in order to establish the relationship between the two study variables. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect data from 100 respondents who were randomly selected from 4 selected secondary Schools in Nabitende Sub County. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview and focus group discussion. Descriptive and inferential analyses wereused to analyze data which majorly used of frequencies, percentages and charts. The study revealed that teachers‟ performance is high in schools where motivation is high and vice versa. Extrinsic motivation has both positive and negative effects on teachers‟ performance since it revealed that teachers who receive high extrinsic motivation perform highly than their counterparts as this was supported by majority (52.6%) of the respondents. The study also revealed that intrinsic motivation boosts teachers‟ performance this was supported by the biggest percentage (67%) of respondents. The study concluded that extrinsic motivators such as prompt salaries, wages, allowances, accommodation, medical care are essential factors for better performance of teachers; intrinsic motivators such as respect and recognition are paramount in enhancing teachers‟ performance; workshops, encouraging and supporting teachers to further their studies are essential for teachers‟ career development which improves their performance. The study recommends that; schools should ensure that teachers‟ salaries, wages, allowances and accommodation and medical care are improved and paid promptly; medical care to teachers; schools should always recognize and appreciate teachers for exceptional work they do and the government should support and sponsor teachers to go for further studies.