Motivating Factors for Schooling and its Effect on the Academic Performance of Grade Ten Learners of the Integrated School of Lawa

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

For a learner to attend school, or to have high grades or to be an achiever-motivation played a big role. The way learners were motivated was vital in their improvement in the school. Through the different factors that motivate learners could ease their anxiety and forge significant relationships with learners. Since giving motivation in a learning environment was already a given, the researcher wanted to know what other motivations encouraged learners to be more and to excel.

METHODS

This study utilized the descriptive research. It described the Motivating Factors for Schooling and its Effect to Academic Performance of Grade Ten learners of an integrated school of Lawa. The descriptive method involved description, analyzing, and interpretation of conditions that now exist.

RESULTS

Based on the findings, foremost motivator for the participants was their family. Most of them attend school and do well because they wanted their family to be proud of them and their achievements. next was their teacher. Learners' fondness and admiration to their teachers pushed them to achieve more because they feel good on the praises given to them. The third was their romantic relationship with their classmates or schoolmates. Being in love inspired them to work hard at school. Fourth in the list was their friends and lastly, the participants were motivated to go to school and do well because of the influence of the community.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the positive response of the participants, there was a good relationship among learners and their families and that all motivating factors mentioned made learners behave in a good way. It was suggested that all people involved in the educating community should help each other to motivate learners to attend school and achieve more.