AB~TRA~T
Teacher motivation has become an important issue given their responsibility to impart
knowledge and skills to learners. Consequently, this report is a study carried out in Central
division, in Mityana district which aimed at studying their relationship between teacher
motivation and academic perfonnance of pupils in Universal Primary Education (UPE) Schools.
Teacher motivation has been seen to be at its lowest In Central division, this stemming from a
number of variables ranging from personal variables like age, gender, marital status etc.
Situational / organizational variables like salary (pay), supervision, working conditions, company
policy, recognition etc. These have greatly contributed to the demonization of teachers and
hence a dramatic fall in academic performance of pupils in UPE schools. Wafbla (1991) also
suggests that among the factors that demean the teaching profession in AUican countries are poor
buildings in which teachers operate. Herman (1999) cited various factors that demotivates
workers among which include low salaries, lack of fringe benefits, poor working conditions. In
order to improve teacher motivation and perfonnance at worlc, the study recommended increase
in the salary of primary teachers to match the increased cost of living, provision of
accommodation to teachers, strengthening of supervision as well as instituting awards for good
performance, among others Research findings have found out that the major demotivators cited
by Herman (1999) are predominantly embraced in most UPE schools in Uganda and hence the
need to investigate the case of Central division in Mityana District.
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Research, S. (2022). TEACHER MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN UNIVERSAL PRIAMRY EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL DIVISION, MITYANA DISTRICT UGANDA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/teacher-motivation-and-academic-performance-of-pupils-in-universal-priamry-education-schools-in-central-division-mityana-district-uganda
Research, SSA "TEACHER MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN UNIVERSAL PRIAMRY EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL DIVISION, MITYANA DISTRICT UGANDA" Afribary. Afribary, 13 Aug. 2022, https://afribary.com/works/teacher-motivation-and-academic-performance-of-pupils-in-universal-priamry-education-schools-in-central-division-mityana-district-uganda. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
Research, SSA . "TEACHER MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN UNIVERSAL PRIAMRY EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL DIVISION, MITYANA DISTRICT UGANDA". Afribary, Afribary, 13 Aug. 2022. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/teacher-motivation-and-academic-performance-of-pupils-in-universal-priamry-education-schools-in-central-division-mityana-district-uganda >.
Research, SSA . "TEACHER MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN UNIVERSAL PRIAMRY EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL DIVISION, MITYANA DISTRICT UGANDA" Afribary (2022). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/teacher-motivation-and-academic-performance-of-pupils-in-universal-priamry-education-schools-in-central-division-mityana-district-uganda