INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS’ MOTIVATION ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EGOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to investigate relationship between secondary school teachers’ motivation and students’ academic performance Four research waved to node the study What is the level of teacher motivation in secondary schools in Egor LGA? What are the influence of Teacher's motivation on student academic achievement in Egor LGA secondary schools. How do teacher motivation factors differ between schools with high and low student academic achievement in Egor LGA What are the challenges face by teachers in Egor LGA that negatively achievement. affect their motivation and subsequently impact student

The sample for the study covered one hundred (100) teacher that are of randomly selected from the 128) public secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State The simple random technique was used in selecting the sample The instrument used in generating data for this study is the questionnaire The questionnaire which was designed by the researchers was made up of two sections (A & B) SECTION "A" was drawn to covered the demographic information of the respondents, while SECTION "B" covered the research question raised for the study

Findings from the study revealed that classroom conditions (such as seating, airflow, and lighting) significantly influence the students' academic performance. It was revealed that interruptions in learning due to insufficient infrastructure (like power outages or inadequate space) occur frequently. It was revealed that the students agreed that they frequently utilize the school's infrastructure (including study rooms, laboratories, and internet access) to support their learning. It was shown that the students do not agree that the overall state of the infrastructure in their department was satisfactory. It was recommended thataccommodation needs to be provided to the teachers to enable them live near schools since many of them reported to be living far away from their schools. Teachers should be assisted by private secondary owners to put up decent teachers houses so that teachers live within the schools and thus reduce lateness and absenteeism.