Assessment of Students Motivation towards Physics among Senior Secondary School in Sabon Gari Local Government Area, Kaduna

Abstract

This study assessed Students’ motivation towards Physics among Senior Secondary School in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The study utilized is a descriptive survey research design. The study was guided by three research questions.  The sample for the research consisted of 150 Physics students from secondary school, using simple random sampling. A questionnaire titled Students Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) was validated by experts, the reliability coefficient of the instrument was found using the Cronbach’s Alpha to be 0.72. mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test was used to answer the hypothesis. The research indicated Students were motivated towards learning physics, and they like to study it further, also apply physics to their everyday activities. Factors that motivate students to learn physics are teachers, self-esteem, current technology and siblings, male students have higher motivation towards physics than their female counterpart. Finally it was recommended that students should be motivated using all means of motivation in order to remove fear of the subject from the students. Not only teachers at school, parents should try to motivate students to learn physics and not to intimidate the students.