IMPACT OF TEACHERS' JOB MOTIVATION ON TEACHERS' EFFECTIVENESS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO MUNICIPAL EDUCATION ZONE, KANO STATE

Abstract

This Study Investigated The Impact Of Teachers' Job Motivation On Teachers' Effectiveness In Senior Secondary Schools In Kano Municipal Education Zone, Kano State. Three Objectives, Research Questions, And Hypotheses Were Formulated And Guided The Study. The Study Adopted Correlation Survey Research Design. The Population Of The Study Was Nine Hundred And Fifteen (915) Teachers From Thirty (30) Senior Secondary Schools In Kano Municipal Education Zone. A Sample Of Two Hundred And Sixty (260) Teachers Was Randomly Selected Using Simple Random Sampling Techniques From Five Purposely Selected Secondary Schools. Two Instruments Were Adapted For Data Collection: Teachers' Job Motivation Questionnaire (tjmq) And A Short Version Of Kulsum (2011) Teacher's Effectiveness Scale (tes). The Instruments Were Validated And Tested For Reliability Through Cronbach Alpha Method With A Reliability Index Of 0.77 And 0.81 Respectively. Mean Score And Standard Deviation Were Used To Answer The Research Questions,
While Pearson Product Moment Correlation (ppmc) Was Used In Testing Hypothesis 1 To Determine Relationship Between Teacher's Job Motivation And Teacher's Effectiveness And T-testWas Used To Test Hypothesis 2 And 3 To Determine Gender Differences In Teachers' Job Motivation And Teachers' Effectiveness. The Findings Revealed A Significant Relationship Between Teacher's Job Motivation And Teacher's Effectiveness; A Significant Gender Difference In Teacher' Effectiveness In Favour Of Male Teachers But With No Gender Difference In Job Motivation. Based On The Findings Of The Study, The Researcher Recommends Among Other Things: The Ministry Of Education And School Authority Should Focus On Improving Teachers' Motivation By Providing Incentives, Recognition, And Opportunities For Professional Development Regardless Of Gender. Teacher Effectiveness Should Be Improved Particularly For Female Trough Mentorship, Training, And Support From Administrators