THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY IN ADIKPO TOWN, BENUE STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The study investigated the influence of motivation on students' academic performance in Biology in Senior Secondary school in Adikpo,Kwande Local Government area of Benue state. It examined more specifically the impact of motivation in senior secondary school students' interest and achievement in biology. Two research questions guided the study and a questionnaire was used as the instrument for the survey. The data collected was analyzed using a measure of central tendency which is the mean and a measure of dispersion which is the standard deviation. The study findings revealed that motivation positively influence students' interest in biology because it develops an interest in the student towards learning Biology such that they want to take a career in the subject.This translate into interest in Biology practical and examination. It also encourages them to study Biology at home and participate in class and remove the nervous feeling about the subject.Motivation was also found to have a positive impact on secondary school students' achievement in biology because it make students to perform better in examination, enhance their study habits and attitudes towards the subject. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that if students are properly or correctly motivated, the issue of poor students' performance in Biology would be a thing of the past.
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