Promotion, Renumeration and Teachers Productivity: Evidence from Nasarawa State

Abstract

In this study, promotion, renumeration and teachers’ productivity: evidence from Nasarawa state was
investigated. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the influence of teachers’ salaries and promotion
on students’ academic achievement in Nasarawa State public senior secondary schools. The study
employed descriptive survey design in gathering data. Questionnaire on Teacher Motivation and Students’
Academic Achievement (QOTMASAA) was used as instrument for data collection. The sample comprised
249 teachers and 357 SS2 students drawn from 26 public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa State.
The data collected were analysed using Frequency count and simple percentages in answering the
research questions while chi-square statistics was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. Findings revealed that salaries and promotion of teachers are motivation strategy that enhance
teaching and impact on students’ achievement in Nasarawa state. It was therefore recommended among
others that teacher salary scale should be augmented by the Government and at the same time, the
government should ensure that promotion exercises for teachers are done on time