Browsing Faculty of Education by Subject "Motivation"
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Tsayang, G. (IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, March NaN, 2011)[more][less]
Abstract: A survey study was conducted to establish perceptions of students who completed in 2008 and 2009 respectively in the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Education Management regarding the study provision and conditions, therefore the perceived value and quality of the study programme. Theories of learning which point to the influence of the ‘inner world’, the ‘work environment’ and the ‘other people’ on learning and therefore perceptions of programmes were used as the theoretical framework. B.Ed. Educational Management students filled in a questionnaire which had both open and close ended items. Perceptions were deduced from views on, among others, facilities to support the programme, usefulness of the programme for work, quality of the programme and support availed students. The findings showed an overwhelming positive perception of the programme. By implication, the programme would be expected to positively enhance learning thus, produce managers who would have a positive impact in the schools. Among the recommendations made were that the Ministry of Education and Skills Development of Botswana considers sponsoring more inservice management students to the local programme to reduce on costs, with cognisance being taken to avoid inbreeding where every manager would be coming from the local institution. Another recommendation is to conduct a study to establish the impact of these graduates on education where they are deployed as school managers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/979 Files in this item: 1
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Monyatsi, P.P. (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, http://www.krepublishers.com, NaN, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Productivity is the buzzword in all organizations worldwide. Organizations, including schools are busy trying to enhance the productivity of their employees by introducing a number of interventions or incentives. One of the interventions that was introduced in education in Botswana was teacher appraisal, and one of its objectives was to motivate teachers to improve their performance. This paper is based on a combined quantitative/qualitative study that was carried out from a sample of 607 secondary school teachers in seventeen schools in the South Region of Botswana evaluating the effectiveness of the current appraisal process as carried out in secondary schools. It looks at how the process of teacher appraisal can motivate teachers to improve their performance of facilitating effective teaching and students’ learning. The study revealed that if carried out properly, the appraisal process can motivate the teachers to do more. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/649 Files in this item: 1
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Nenty, H.J. (IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, October NaN, 2010)[more][less]
Abstract: The extent to which teachers perceive the existence of pressure emanating from negative stereotype of teaching as a career by the society tends to reduce the amount of affective and cognitive investments on teaching and learning by teachers and teacher trainees. Given this problem, the purpose of this study was to determine the level to which stereotype threat as perceived by University of Botswana (UB) teacher trainees influences their learning- and teaching-related behaviour. To test the nine research hypotheses posited to guide the study, data for the inferential survey study was collected using a validated 48-item questionnaire from a sample of 452 UB teacher trainees. Data analyses were done using t-test of single mean, chisquare (72) test and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings showed that the level to which UB teacher trainees perceived teaching as a stereotyped career significantly influences the amount of affective investment they are making on their training programme and hope to make on their teaching. These findings were discussed and recommendations that emanated from findings were made. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1082 Files in this item: 1
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