Instructional Materials and Teachers’ Professional Competencies as Determinants of Public Secondary School Students’ Motivation towards Learning in Ogun State
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2024-12
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Lead City University, Ibadan
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This study investigated Instructional Materials and Teachers’ Professional Competencies as Determinants of Students’ Motivation towards Learning in Public Secondary Schools in Ogun State, Nigeria. Observation of low motivation towards learning on the students was noticed in which a search of literature shows scarcity of studies on the variables determining the students’ motivation towards learning which provided a gap in knowledge in which this study was carried out to address. Four research questions were raised and two hypotheses guided the study. Study population comprised of all the secondary school teachers (3,034) in Ogun State, Nigeria. Sample size consisted of 237 secondary school teachers and 3217 students using multi-stage technique. Descriptive survey research was adopted. Two instruments titled: Instructional
Materials and Teachers’ Professional Competencies Questionnaire (IMTPCQ) (r = 0.83) and Students Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) (r = 0.81) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed moderate available instructional materials (x̅=3.93) and moderate utilization of instructional materials (x̅=3.78). There was high level of teachers’ professional competencies (x̅=3.83). There was significant influence of instructional materials and teachers’ professional competence on students motivation to learning (Adj.R 2 = 0.563) and (F (6, 3199) = 6.438, p<0.05). Audio material (Beta =.370; t = 2.128; Sig. =.000), visual material (Beta =.142; t = 1.213; Sig. =.000), audio-visual material (Beta =.244; t = 2.132; Sig. =.005), instructional delivery (Beta =.210; t = 1.235; Sig. =.001), mastery of subject matter (Beta = .353; t = 2.213; Sig. = .005) and classroom management (Beta =.231; t =1.342; Sig. = 0.005 ) are significant on students motivation towards
learning. Premise on these findings, it was recommended that government should supply more instructional materials in the schools so that there would be great motivation on the students and performance can be improved.
Keywords: Instructional Materials, Teachers’ Professional Competencies, Students’ Motivation, Public Secondary School Students’
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Instructional Materials, Teachers’ Professional Competencies, Students’ Motivation, Public Secondary School Students’
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Kate Turabia