1. District Institute of Education & Training,
Lucknow
Assessment of Motivation Levels of
Primary & Upper Primary
School Teachers
Lalita Pradeep
Dy.Director (Education),UP,India

2. Objectives
 To assess motivational level of teachers using an
appropriate scale
 To identify and list the motivating and de-motivating
factors
 To assess the motivational level of teachers on age and
gender basis
 To suggest measures to keep teachers motivated

3. Study Coverage
Sample Schools Total Total
Block/Ward Upper Sample Teachers
Primary Schools Interviewed
Primary
BKT 11 4 15 34
Chinhat 10 5 15 30
Gosaiganj 11 5 16 30
Kakori 13 6 19 30
SarojiniNagar 10 6 16 32
Hazratganj 13 2 15 31
Shahadatganj 12 3 15 30
Total 80 31 111 217

4. Methodology

5. Likert Scale
 A 5-point psychometric scale comprising of
5 ordered response levels (Score of 1—5)
 Strongly disagree – 1;
 Disagree – 2;
 Neither agree nor disagree – 3;
 Agree – 4;
 Strongly agree – 5
Contd…

6. Parameter-wise Scale Items
Total Items
Parameters
(Questions)
1. Motivational Level 10
2. Work Satisfaction 9
3. Work Environment 10
4. Ability & Effectiveness of Teachers 11
Total 40
Contd…

7. Scoring the Scale Items
 Scores of 40 items (questions) for 217
teachers arranged in ascending order &
segmented in 5 Quintiles
1st Quintile — Up to 20% (Lowest Motivation Level)
2nd Quintile — 21% to 40% (Low Motivation Level)
3rd Quintile — 41% to 60% (Average Motivation Level)
4th Quintile — 61% to 80% (High Motivation Level)
5th Quintile — 81% to 100% (Highest Motivation Level)
Contd…

8. Likert Scale
Score-wise 5 Levels of Motivation
Lowest Low High Highest
Motivation Motivation Motivation Motivation
Level Level Average Level Level
20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Percentiles 
Scores  X2 X3 X4 X5 X6
X1

9. Major Findings

10. Teachers’ Profile
Teachers’ Profile — By School Category & Area
Profile by School Category Profile by Area
61 75 (35%)
(28%) 61 (28%)
142 (65%) 156 (72%)
Upper Primary Primary Urban Rural
Contd…

11. Teachers’ Profile
Teachers’ Profile — By Gender & Marital Status
Profile by Gender Profile by Marital Status
1 (0.5%)
6 (2.8%)
13 (6%)
189 (87%)
28 (13%)
197 (90.7%)
Female Male Married Unmarried Widow(er) Divorced
Contd…

12. Teachers’ Profile
Teachers’ Profile — By Education
98 (45%)
41(19%)
78(36%)
Post-Graduate Graduate Intermediate
Contd…

13. Teachers’ Profile
Teachers’ Profile — By Age & Experience
Profile by Age-Group (yrs.) Profile by Experience (yrs.)
61 (28%) 79 (37%)
94 (43%)
44 (20%)
63 (29%) 44 (20%)
94 (43%)
60 (28%) 94 (43%)
Up to 40 41-50 > 50 Up to 10 11-20 >20

14. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
Score-wise 5 Levels of Motivation
Motivation Levels of Teachers (5 Quintiles)
Lowest Low High Highest
Average
Motivation Motivation Motivation Motivation
Level Level Level Level
20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Percentiles 
Scores  139 163 170 175 180 190
Contd…

15. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
Motivation Levels of Teachers (Less, Average & More Motivated)
Average
Relatively Low Relatively High
Motivation
Motivation Level Motivation Level
Level
40% 40%
20%
Percentiles 
Scores  139 170 175 190
Contd…

16. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
1. Motivation Level of Teachers by School Category
41% 40%
39%
36%
High Motivation Low Motivation
P rima ry Uppe r P rima ry
Contd…

17. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
2. Motivation Level of Teachers by Area (Rural/Urban)
44%
40%
39%
34%
High Motivation Low Motivation
R ura l Urba n
Contd…

18. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
3. Motivation Level of Teachers by Blocks/Wards
High Average Low
Blocks n
Motivation Motivation Motivation
Block Overall 156 38.5 21.2 40.4
BKT 34 26.5 23.5 50.0
Chinhat 30 20.0 26.7 53.3
Gosaiganj 30 63.3 10.0 26.7
Kakori 30 36.7 40.0 23.3
SarojiniNagar 32 46.9 6.3 46.9
High Average Low
Wards n
Motivation Motivation Motivation
Ward Overall 61 44.3 21.3 34.4
Hazratganj 31 58.1 19.4 22.6
Shahadatganj 30 30.0 23.3 46.7
Contd…

19. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
5. Motivation Level of Teachers by Education
High Average Low
Education n
Motivation Motivation Motivation
217 40.1 21.2 38.7
verall
ntermediate 41 51.2 22.0 26.8
raduate 78 39.7 25.6 34.6
ost-Graduate 98 34.7 18.4 46.9
Contd…

20. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
Graphical Representation of Motivation Levels Vs
Educational Status of Teachers
% Teachers with High/Low Motivational Levels Vs Education
60%
51%
50%
40% 40%
30% 35%
20% 26% 18%
10% 22%
0%
Interm ediate G raduate P ost-G raduate
H igh M otivation L ow M otivation
Contd…

21. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
6. Motivation Level of Teachers by Age-Group
Age-Group of High Average Low
n
Teachers Motivation Motivation Motivation
Overall 217 40.1 21.2 38.7
Up to 40 63 23.8 25.4 50.8
41-50 60 40.0 18.3 41.7
More than 50 94 51.1 20.2 28.7
Contd…

22. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
Graphical Representation of Motivation Levels of
Teachers Vs their Age-groups
Motivation Levels Vs Age-Group
60%
42% 51%
40% 51%
40% 29%
20%
24%
0%
Up to 40 41-50 > 50
High Motivation
Contd…

23. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
7. Motivation Level of Teachers by Experience
Experience of High Average Low
n
Teachers Motivation Motivation Motivation
Overall 217 40.1 21.2 38.7
Up to 10 yrs 44 27.3 27.3 45.5
11-20yrs 94 38.3 17.0 44.7
21-30yrs 42 45.2 28.6 26.2
>30 yrs 37 54.1 16.2 29.7
Contd…

24. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
Graphical Representation of Motivation Levels Vs
Experience of Teachers
Motivation Levels Vs Experience of Teachers
60%
55% 54%
50% 45%
45%
45%
40% 46%
35%
27% 38%
30% 30%
25% 26%
20%
15%
10%
Up to 10 yrs 11-20yrs 21-30yrs > 30 yrs
High Motivation Low Motivation
Contd…

25. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
8. Motivation Level of Teachers by Marital Status
Category of High Average Low
n
Teachers Motivation Motivation Motivation
Overall 217 40.1 21.2 38.7
Unmarried 13 38.5 30.8 30.8
Married 197 39.6 20.8 39.6
Contd…

26. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
Graphical Representation of Teachers’ Motivation
Levels by their Marital Status
Teachers with High & Low Motivation Levels by Marital Status
40% 40%
39%
31%
Unmarried Married
High Motivation Low Motivation
Contd…

27. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
9. Motivation Level of Teachers by Distance & Area
Distance from High Average Low
n
School Motivation Motivation Motivation
Block
Overall 156 38.5 21.2 40.4
Up to 8km 18 33.3 16.7 50.0
9 to 16km 77 31.2 24.7 44.2
17 to 24km 30 46.7 20.0 33.3
25 to 45km 31 51.6 16.1 32.3
Ward
Overall 61 44.3 21.3 34.4
Up to 4km 35 42.9 17.1 40.0
5 to 9km 14 42.9 28.6 28.6
10 to 20km 12 45.5 27.3 27.3
Contd…

28. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
Graphical Representation of Teachers’ Motivation
Levels by Distance & Area
Motivation Level of Teachers Motivation Level of Teachers
— By Distance & Blocks — By Distance & Wards
60% 50%
50% 47% 52%
50% 44% 45% 43% 43% 46%
40% 40%
32% 40%
30% 35%
33% 31% 33%
20% 30%
27%
10% 25% 29%
0% 20%
Up to 9 to 16km 17 to 25 to Up to 4km 5 to 9km 10 to 20km
8km 24km 45km
High Motivation Low Motivation High Motivation Low Motivation
Contd…

29. Teachers’ Motivation Levels
10. Motivation Level of Teachers by Gender
Teachers with High & Low Motivation Levels by Gender
46%
41%
38%
36%
High Motivation Low Motivation
Female Male

30. Motivating &
De-Motivating
Factors

31. Motivating Factors
Top 5 Ranked Motivating Factors —
As Perceived by Teachers
Proper Teaching Facilities 53%
Regular Payment of Salary 50%
Encouragement for Quality Work 46%
Cooperation from Co-teachers 45%
Society Respects Teaching Profession 43%
Contd…

32. De-Motivating Factors
Top 5 Ranked De-Motivating Factors —
As Perceived by Teachers
Involvement in Non-teaching Activities 85%
Officials’ Apathy towards Teachers’ Problems 45%
Excessive Work Pressure 42%
Restriction on Freedom of Work 41%
Hard Work & Achievements of Teachers Ignored 37%
Contd…

33. De-Motivating Factors
Motivation Level of Teachers — By Number of
Transfers
No. of High Average Low
n
Transfers Motivation Motivation Motivation
Up to 2 116 42.2 19.0 38.8
3 to 5 91 34.1 23.1 42.9
No. of High Average Low
n
Transfers Motivation Motivation Motivation
6 to 10 10 70.0 30.0 0.0

34. Views & Opinions
of Teachers

35. Views of Teachers on Teaching Profession
Would you Encourage Your Child to get
into Teaching Profession?
85% 15%
Yes No
Contd…

36. Views of Teachers on Teaching Profession
Reasons for Encouraging Children to get into Teaching
Profession
Reasons %
Respectable Profession & contribution towards society 81.1
Education contributes for progressive development of families,
7.6
society and nation
Will encourage children to fulfill their aspiration if they aspire to
5.9
become a teachers
Teaching is the best profession, it is clean & safest profession 2.7
Children should be able to differentiate between good & bad 1.6
Contribution towards educating the illiterate people in the society 1.1
Contd…

37. Views of Teachers on Teaching Profession
Reasons for Not Encouraging Children to get into
Teaching Profession
Reasons %
Children should be encouraged and motivated to choose
84.4
profession as per their interests
Will encourage for other professions like administrative services 9.4
In teaching profession, people become irksome and don’t get
6.3
respect as per their capabilities

38. Recommendations
 Ensuring availability of proper & adequate facilities
at schools
 Filling up vacant position of regular teachers
 Teachers not to be involved in ‘non-teaching
activities
 Trainings should be organized at regular intervals
 Timely payment of pay & allowances of teachers