Influence of Motivational Variables on Teachers’’ Job Productivity in Grace Junior Academy, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of motivational variables on teachers’ job productivity at Grace Junior Academy, Jalingo. Three specific purposes, and three hypotheses were formulated to guide and direct the study. Case study research design was used and the total population of teachers’ in the study area was 44 which covered kindergarten, Nursery, Primary and secondary schools sections. The study made use of the entire population as sample since the population was manageable. Extrinsic Motivation Questionnaire (EMQ) and Teachers Productivity Questionnaire (TPQ) were developed and used as the instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by one Senior Lecturer and two Associate Professors in the faculty of Education, Taraba State University. Chi-square statistics was used to test the three null hypotheses at (0.05) level of significance. The findings revealed that positive influence was found on prompt payment of salary, salary bonuses and recognition of teachers-on-teachers job productivity. The study concluded that motivational variables which covered prompt payment of salary bonuses and teachers’’
recognition have significant positive influence on teachers’’ productivity at Grace Junior Academy, Jalingo. The study recommended among others that the management of Grace Junior Academy, Jalingo should maintain the status quo in the prompt payment of teachers salary as at when due to continue to encourage teachers productivity at the school.