ABSTRACT
The
study is an investigation into the motivational strategies for effective
teaching and learning in secondary
school. It provides a conceptual and theoretical appraisal of motivational
strategies for effective teaching and learning and profers a case study of
Onitsha south secondary school
1.1 BACKGROUND OF
THE STUDY
The
teacher is central in the teaching-learning process, being the facilitator,
giver of knowledge, information, values, and skills for a child. The strategic
position of teachers thus makes it imperative for them to be accorded priority
and attention. In Nigeria, low status of teachers, has been prevalent, which is
having serious implications on their performance, quality of their teaching,
their attitudes to work/behavior in schools, the academic performance of the
pupils/students, and ultimately, the standard of education.
This
research thus, considers the need for motivation of teachers as imperative in
Nigeria. In the research, various strategies for teachers such as the provision
of incentives, regular promotion, prompt payment of salaries, involvement in
decision making among others, are
highlighted and discussed, for the attention of the stakeholders in
education, the government, school administrator. It is however hopeful that the
adoption and implementation of these strategies will ensure effective teaching
in our schools, and a turnaround in the standard of education
CHAPTER 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
The concept ‘motivation’ takes
its root from the Latin word ‘movere’, which means ‘to move‘. There is no
universal definition for it, having been defined in different ways in
literature. , motivation is the inner drive that pushes individual towards an
action, for the purpose of achieving the target objectives.
It is defined as the
determination of the nature and locus of the forces inducing the degree of
readiness. It is also defined as the
energizing force that induces and maintains behaviour. From these definitions
and others still in literature, motivation can be described as man’s driving
force towards an action or the condition that makes individual to carry out an
action.
Motivators
are things, situations, and conditions that encourage individual to perform
better in an organization, which can be tangible or intangible. Tangible
motivators are the physical objects/materials such as gifts and money.
Intangible motivators are non-visible objects, things or conditions, such as
promotion, commendation (written or verbal), achievement, regular payment of
salaries, participation in decision making. The issue of motivator is relative,
depending on individual’s priority in an organization.
The
concept of individual differences does come into focus while discussing
motivator. It is worthy of note that what can motivate A to perform better in
an organization might vary from that of B. Some individuals can be motivated by
money and gifts. Money is thus believed not to be an end in itself but a means
to an end. To some individuals, no amount of money can push them towards an
improved performance.
Every
organization has objectives to achieve. The level of achievement of such objectives
will dictate how the organization is fairing. It is not a gainsaying that
teachers occupy unique position in educational institution. they are the fulcrum on which the lever of
educational system rests. Teachers need to be motivated so that the schools and
educational system as a whole can enjoy their fullest contribution. Even though
what can motivate a teacher for effectiveness in a school varies from one
teacher to another
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM
The fallen standard
of education in the secondary school depicted in increase failure of students
in final examinations and decline in moral standards are pointers that much
still has to done to in our secondary school education especially as regards
the motivation of the teachers. The research intends to investigate the
motivational strategies for effective teaching and learning in secondary
schools with a case study of Onitsha south secondary schools
1.3 RESEARCH
QUESTION
1 What
is motivation?
2 What
constitutes motivational strategies for effective teaching and learning in
secondary school?
3 What is the motivational strategies for
effective teaching and learning adopted by Onitsha south secondary schools?
1.4
OBJECTIVE
OF THE STUDY
1 To
appraise the nature of motivation
2
To determine motivational strategies
for effective teaching and learning in secondary school
3 TO
determine the motivational strategies adopted
by Onitsha south secondary schools
1.5
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
TO determine measures imperative for
elevating the standard of teaching and learning in the secondary school
The study shall provide a source of
information on motivational strategies for effective teaching and learning in
secondary schools
1.6
STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
1
H0 The quality of teaching and learning in Onitsha
south is low
H1 The
quality of teaching and learning in Onitsha south is high
2 H0 The challenges
to effective teaching and learning is high
H1
The challenges to effective teaching
and learning is low
3 H0 The impact of motivational strategies on teaching and learning in Onitsha south is low
H1 The
impact of motivational strategies on teaching and learning in Onitsha south is high
1.7
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
The study provides an appraisal of
motivational strategies for effective teaching and learning in secondary
schools with a case study of Onitsha
south secondary school
1.8
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
Motivation: It
is the inner drive that pushes individual towards an action, for the purpose of
achieving the target objectives. It is
defined as the determination of the nature and locus of the forces inducing the
degree of readiness.Itis also
defined as the energizing force that induces and
maintains behaviour. From these definitions and others still in literature,
motivation can be described as man’s driving force towards an action or the
condition that makes individual to carry out an action.