Abstract:
The study was conducted to assess the effect of students’ motivation learning physical education
on academic achievement in Jimma zone some selected secondary schools. Its Experimental
method. From 4 secondary schools of GumayWoreda, only one (1) available secondary school
was selected. From this selected secondary school30 students are selected from grade 9 by using
simple random sampling technique and five (5) PE teachers was selected purposively.
Questionnaire, interview and document analysis was used to collect the data then, quantitative
data was analyzed by frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The qualitative
data was analyzed by explanation methods. The result indicates that the students’ achievement in
the experimental group significantly improved by integrating different motivational techniques
with teaching learning process of physical education
There was significant difference between the experimental and control groups at alpha level of
0.05 for a two tailed t-test, degree of freedom =110 in their academic achievement.
Based on the findings of this study the researcher recommends that:
Integrating motivation with learning in fostering students’ academic achievement should be
extended to other secondary. Teachers should be diligent in their duties and should try to employ
the different methods of motivational technique and teaching method in their teaching-learning
process. Schools should give awards to students, who perform well, as this will help to motivate
students. Academic awards and trophies should be displayed in school trophy case. Students
should be consociations and empowered to realize that no matter what anybody does motivate
them; they play the most important role of motivating themselves. Students should be made know
and understand that their destiny lies in their hands. Students should be made to understand that
education is first for their own benefit as they are beneficiaries of their academic pursuit before
any other person. Local government education section or local government executive should
organize awards for best performed schools as this will help both teachers and students to
improve in their academic work. The different individuals, private and public enterprises and
companies should be encouraged to take up some educational projects.
