MOTIVATION AND TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE IN GOVERNMENT AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS: A STUDY OF LABONGO LAYAMO SUB-COUNTY KITGUM DISTRICT
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2026-10
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Gulu University
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Teachers’ motivation has become an important issue given their responsibility to impart knowledge and skills to learners. Satisfied and motivated teachers are generally more productive and can influence students’ achievement. This study examined the effect of motivation on teachers’ performance in government aided primary schools in Labongo Layamo Sub-County, Kitgum District. The study was guided by the following objectives: to assess the level of motivation of teachers; to assess the level of teachers’ performance; to determine the relationship between motivation and teachers’ performance; and to determine the influence of
contextual factors on teachers’ performance. The study used a descriptive survey design with purely quantitative approach. Data was collected from the total of 92 respondents comprising of the teachers, head teachers, chairpersons’ PTA from all the five-government aided primary schools in Labongo Layamo Sub-County, Kitgum District. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of SPSS software. The study findings revealed a high level of teachers’ motivation and high level of teachers’ performance, though the level of remuneration as a component of motivation remained low. The study further
revealed that leadership styles and responsibility have significant positive relationship with teachers’ performance. Contextual factors do not have any statistically significant effect on teacher’s performance. The study concludes that motivation plays crucial role in enhancing performance of teachers in Government aided primary schools. The study recommends that measures to improve teachers’ performance should focus on leadership styles and responsibility as components of motivation since they have statistically significant effect on teachers’ performance.