Teachers’ motivation and teaching performance in public primary schools in Rulindo District

Abstract

The purpose of the study was set to investigate the influence of teachers‟ motivation on teaching performance in public primary schools in Rulindo District. The study objectives were, to establish the level of teachers‟ motivation, to establish the relationship between teachers‟ motivation and teaching performance, to suggest the strategies to enhance teachers‟ motivation and teaching performance in public primary schools. The research method used is Mixed-research method, it combine the quantitative and qualitative methods, with descriptive survey research design, this method concerns joining at field the respondents in their respective groups. The technique used is direct administration to the group (group of teachers, head teachers and SIE), the instruments were questionnaires distributed among 206 respondents, including 173 teachers, 27 head teachers and interview guide, direct verbal interaction with 7 Sector Education Inspectors of public primary schools in Rulindo District. We have used quantitative and quantitative methods for collecting data and were analyzed using SPSS. The quantitative method was processed using descriptive statistics such as tables, frequencies and percentages while the qualitative responses were coded, categorized and analyzed into themes. All responses collected from the field were compiled, sorted and coded in order to insure the data quality and accuracy. The findings indicate that teacher motivation and teaching performance in public primary schools revered to be low, a significant relationship existed between teacher motivation and teaching performance and this implies that low teachers‟ motivation should contributes to low teaching performance in schools. v The researcher concludes that teachers‟ motivation need to be improved to enable teachers putting real efforts in their pedagogical activities and end up making a real positive contribution to effective students‟ learning and have a positive impact on teaching performance outcomes. Also, the effective teaching performance through leadership for learning, trainings and development need to be enhanced in public primary schools. The researcher suggests that Ministry of education and policy makers of education should increase the incentives packages to enhance teachers‟ motivation to teach effectively.