Benue State University, Makurdi

IMPACT OF PRINCIPALS’ MOTIVATIONAL TECHNIQUES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ABUJA, NIGERIA

Okechukwu Ezema
National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Roseline Folashade Ogunshola, Ph.D.
National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of principals’ motivational techniques on students’ academic performance in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) junior secondary schools, Abuja, Nigeria. Two research questions were raised while one null hypothesis was tested. The study adopted descriptive survey and ex-post facto research designs. A sample of 20 out of 44 junior secondary schools (including public and private) in Kuje Area council, FCT was used. The data for the study were gathered through the copies of the questionnaire that were administered to 300 teachers, and the results of 9963 students in Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE) in nine subjects including English Language and Mathematics from 2012 to 2017. The method of selection was through disproportionate sampling technique. The Principals’ Motivational Techniques Questionnaire (PMTQ) was pilot tested and gave reliability coefficient of 0.85 using Cronbach’s alpha. Also, the frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 significance level. The findings of this study revealed that there was a significant relationship between principals’ motivational techniques and students’ academic performance in FCT junior secondary schools. The findings led the researcher to conclude that principals’ motivational techniques could enhance students’ academic performance in FCT junior secondary schools. It was therefore recommended that, there should be a regular training, workshops and seminars for the principals in FCT junior secondary schools on the use of different motivational techniques for the improvement of students’ academic performance.

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