| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of headteachers’ motivation
techniques on Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) performance in
Nyamache District, Kisii County, Kenya. Four research questions that guided the study
included; what effects do rewards have on Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
performance in Nyamache District? To what extent do recognition influence Kenya
Certificate of Primary Education performance in Nyamache District? What relationship
exists between teachers’ personal support and Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
performance in Nyamache District? and to what extent does proper delegation of
responsibilities to teachers influence Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
performance in Nyamache District?This research used the descriptive survey design. The target of the study was 102 public
primary school headteachers and 788 public primary school teachers. The sample
comprised of 33 headteachers and 157 teachers. Simple random sampling and stratified
random sampling procedures were used in selecting participants of the study.
Questionnaires were used as a research instrument. Questionnaires were resorted to since
they are cheap to administer, give respondents freedom to express their opinion and they
cover large populations within a short time using few personnelData were analysed by use of descriptive repression analysis. Findings showed that
headteachers employed several motivational techniques which included rewards,
recognition, delegation of the responsibilities and personal support to teachers.
The study further indicated that teachers wanted their headteachers to use such
motivational techniques as taking teachers for tours and trips and also recommended
teachers for promotion on merit, for better performance in schools. Based on the findings,
it was concluded that the motivational techniques used by headteachers greatly
influenced KCPE performance either directly or indirectly.
Findings further showed that the use of rewards has a motivating techniques affected
KCPE performance positively. Recognition on the other hand had a great impact on
KCPE performance as schools where there was no proper recognition of teachers
recorded poor results. It was lastly established that headteachers delegatedresponsibilities to their teachers and this greatly boosted performance in Kenya
Certificate of Primary Education.Recommendations from the study for improved performance included the following;
headteachers to acquire leadership skills so as to motivate their teachers effectively, SMC
to provide funds and other resources in order to avail actual incentives and rewards to
teachers for improved performance. Finally seminars, workshops and in-service courses
to be organized for teachers to equip them with required skills for them to facilitate
teaching learning process.
Conclusions made from the study include the followings; rewards to teachers greatly
boost teachers’ commitment hence improving Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
performance, teachers tend to work better when their efforts, commitments ad
achievement are recognized, teacher motivation directly influence Kenya Certificate of
Primary Education performance in schools, proper delegation of responsibilities to
teachers leads to better performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and
taking teachers to tours and trips organizing seminars, workshops and in-service course to
teachers greatly foster teacher motivation.The study suggested that a comparative study on Kenya Certificate of primary education
performance among public primary schools and private primary schools to be done. It
also suggested that a study on factors influencing performance in Kenya Certificate
Secondary Education in Nyamache District to be conducted | en |
