GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
This study sought to assess adoption of motivational strategies for effective teaching by social studies teachers in Akwa Ibom State. The research design used for this study was an Expost-facto. The population of the study consisted all social studies teachers in Akwa Ibom State. In order to select sample, 200 respondents were obtained from all public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom through a stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Motivational Strategies for Effective Teaching by Social Studies Teachers” (MSETSSTQ). The instrument developed was made to pass through face and content validation by experts. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. In the trial test, a total of 10 respondents who did not form part of the main study were randomly selected and the questions in the interview schedule put before them on phone due to lockdown in the state. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.94 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The exercise took about six days. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive analysis and simple regression. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that social studies teachers adopt motivational strategies for effective teaching in Akwa Ibom State. Also, there is significant extent to which adoption of strategy that enhances students’ curiosity and recreational motivation by social studies teachers contribute to success of students. The study therefore recommended that Secondary school administration should ensure that motivational strategies such as adoption of strategy that enhances students’ curiosity and recreational motivation are included in social studies curriculum. This will accelerate students’ academic performance.

KEYWORDS: Motivational Strategies, Effective Teaching, Social Studies Teachers