Self-Determination Components as Predictors of Job Performance Among Secondary School Teachers in Ebonyi State

The study examined self-determination components as predictors of job performance among secondary school teachers in Ebonyi State. The study used the correlation research design. Three research questions and three corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised all 6, 121 teachers in the 226 public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. The simple random sampling technique was used to draw 399 teachers as sample for the study. Two self-designed instrument (questionnaire) titled Self-Determination Scale (SDS), and Teachers’ Tasks Performance Scale (TTPS) were used to collect data for the study. The Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instruments; the reliability coefficients obtained were .92 and .88 respectively. The research question was answered using simple regression while hypotheses were tested with regression analysis. The finding of the study revealed that self-determination components (competence, autonomy and relatedness,) significantly predict job performance of teachers in public secondary schools in Ebonyi State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that teachers should take their career direction very seriously by being committed and dedicated in other to achieve high aspiration. Keywords: Self-determination, Competence, Autonomy, Relatedness and Teachers’ Job Performance.