Effect of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation on teachers job performance

Motivation is an internal process that makes a person move towards a goal. Raising the motivation and status of teachers as well as retaining high-quality teachers is therefore vital to improving education. Motivation refers to the resolution of achieving a goal, marked by goal directed behaviour. When we refer to someone being motivated, it implies that the individual is trying hard to perpetrate a certain task. However, motivation alone can’t suffice to complete that task with utmost efficiency. Ability having the skill and knowledge to perform that task is also significant in this regard. Sometimes it becomes the determinant of effectiveness keeping the importance of motivation in consideration this paper tempts to study the effect of motivation on the performance of teaching staff. The target population of the study are teachers having least one year of teaching experience. A sample of teachers was selected and was administered a questionnaire to obtain primary data. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis methods. The results obtained indicate that if employees are positively motivated, it improves both their effectiveness and efficiency drastically for achieving organizational goals.