Teachers' Work Motivation in Relation to their Performance

Abstract: Teachers’ Performance is significantly affected by how much educators are motivated at work. This study was conducted to level of teachers’ work motivation in relation to their performance in Far Flung elementary schools, in a first-class Municipality, in central Philippines for the School Year 2021-2022. The study utilized descriptive research design. A validated and reliability-tested self-made questionnaire was used to gather baseline data from 108 sampled respondents. Most teacher-respondents are older, female, and with higher monthly income. The level of teachers' work motivation in the areas of career development, work environment, and financial stability is generally high. Teachers' performance was found to be very satisfactory across all categories of age, sex, and family income. A significant difference exists in the Level of Teachers’ Work Motivation in Far Flung Elementary Schools in the Area Career Development according to sex. There is no significant relationship between the Level of Teachers’ Work Motivation and their Level of Performance. Keywords: Career development, financial stability, teachers’ performance, work environment, work motivation