The Influence of Motivation on Job Performance Among Primary School Teachers in Public Schools: The Case of Kongwa District Council

The study attempts to review the influence of motivation on job performance among primary school teacher in public school targeted Kongwa district council Dodoma, Tanzania .The objective of the study is to investigate the influence of motivation on job performance among primary school teacher in public schools. The research collected primary data by using a questionnaire and observation .The data has been analyzed by using statistical package for in table which enabled the researcher to make a logical and valid conclusion. The population studied included teachers from various schools selected who were needed in order to make it meaningful for the benefit of all professionals in management. The study has identified various factors that motivation influence job performance. Those factors have been identified from employee’s responses towards study question.Where as factors are availability of relevant syllabus,housing facilities and the amount paid as other allowances in a month contribute to better performance or underperformance of employees.Thus the study has come up with the finding that the influence motivation of job performance. The main findings shows that teachers performance might be affected by other social and external variable factors such as employers’ irresponsibility which in turn is the undesirable results of students in national exams done. Conclusively, teachers’ performance did not mainly depend on motivation and in constant the study confirm the theory of Self Determination Test that the social environment can foster or hinder the core sell’s natural inclination to fully actualize one’s potential. It was found that there was a weak positive and significant correlation between satisfaction with provision of motivational factors and teacher’s job performance