IMPACT OF TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND STUDENT MOTIVATION VIS-À-VIS MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE
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This study assessed the teaching performance of Mathematics teachers, student motivation, and the academic performance of Grade nine students at a public high school in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines utilizing a descriptive-correlational research design. There were 248 respondents who were chosen to participate in the study through simple random sampling. The data gathered were treated using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results revealed that Mathematics teachers have very good performance in planning, development and results. Moreover, students demonstrated a high level of motivation towards learning Mathematics. However, most of them have only satisfactory performance in Mathematics. Notably, there was a significant weak positive relationship between teacher performance and students’ mathematics performance, at the same time, significant weak positive relationship between students’ motivation and Mathematics performance. These findings underscore the need for strategic interventions to further enhance Mathematics teaching and learning outcomes.
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