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ABSTRACT
The study sought to assess the effect of years of experience and educational qualification on
music teachers’ motivation and performance of students in Secondary Schools in South-South
Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive design method. This study was conducted in SouthSouth geopolitical zone. The population of the study consisted of all the music teachers in
public post primary schools in the four states in South-South Nigeria. The sampling technique
was used in selecting 150 music teachers from Urban and Rural settings in the four states in
South-South Nigeria. The main instrument used for this study was a questionnaire titled
“Years of Experience and Education Qualification and Music Teachers’ Motivation
Questionnaire (YEEQMTMQ)”. Reliability of the instrument deals with the extent to which
the result accruing from an instrument is stable and consistent. The researcher conducted the
administration of the questionnaire to all the 150 music teachers selected for the study. Data
gathered in the study through the use of questionnaire (LMIGMTSSQ), was analyzed with
inferential statistics. The study concluded that the level of music teachers’ motivation and
Secondary School students’ performance in music in South-South Nigeria is significantly
affected by their level of years of experience and the higher the level of educational
qualification of music teachers, the higher their level of motivation and Secondary School
students’ performance and vice versa. One of the recommendation was that the government
should create funds to establish good working environment to enable schools provide the
necessary incentives such as professional allowances for music teachers and also provision
of working equipment, such as musical instruments and books to increase job satisfaction.
KEYWORDS: Experience, Education, Qualification, Music, Teachers’, Motivation,
Students, Secondary, Schools, South-South and Nigeria