Effects of Employee Motivation on Teachers’ Performance in Selected Public Education Schools in Kayonza District, Rwanda

The study entitled “Effects of employee motivation on Teachers' performance of 12-Years Basic Education (12- YBE) schools in Kayonza district, a case of five selected 12-YBE schools in Kayonza District (April 2022). This study was guided by three specific objectives: To assess the level of employee motivation practices used by five selected 12-YBE schools in Kayonza District; to determine the level of teachers’ performance of five selected 12-YBE in Kayonza District for the period of the study and to find out the effect of employee motivation practices on teachers' performance of five selected 12-YBE schools in Kayonza District. The study used survey research design by using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics as methods of data analysis. The targeted population was 177 teachers and school management in five selected 12-YBE schools in Kayonza district composed of 148 teachers and 29 school management. Questionnaires, interviews and documentary reviews were used to collect data. The results revealed that there is a significantpositive effect of employee motivation on teacher performance in five selected 12-YBE schools in Kayonza District where the results revealed that an increase of 1 unit in teacher training, career development, teachers' remuneration, working conditions and teachers' promotion would lead to increase of 0.210;0.395; 0.740; 0.155 and 0.124 unit in teacher’s performance in 12-YBE in Kayonza District respectively. The study recommends that the Management of 12-YBE schools should present to the Ministry of education quarterly and annual accountability reports for the funds used for conducting workshops and seminars at schools and at the district.