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A Basic Research
Submitted to the Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
for Basic Research Fund School Year 2018-2019
Submitted by:
JENELYN N. BALLOGAN
ESHT-3
Hapid Elementary School
Hapid, Lamut, Ifugao
March 8, 2019
ABSTRACT
This study sought to determine the job satisfaction and motivational factors of 126
public elementary teachers of Lamut District and its implication to their performance
ratings. The respondents were selected via the Stratified Random Sampling method. The
data were collected using the validated survey questionnaire which aimed to ascertain the
level of job satisfaction and level of motivational factors in terms of recognition, monetary
conditions of the respondents. The level of motivational factors and job satisfaction of
respondents were analyzed using mean. The differences in the level of motivational
factors and job satisfaction of the respondents were computed using t-test or f-test at 0.05
used to determine the relationship between motivational factors and job satisfaction of
teachers. The findings indicate that the variable, interpersonal relations does not
significantly correlate to the job satisfaction of the teachers although it motivates them
highly. The results also reveal that the higher the level of motivation of the teachers in
working condition, the higher would also be the level of their satisfaction in their job. On
the other hand, if the level of motivation of teachers on the stipulated variables are low,
I greatly commend and thank the Basic Education Research Fund (BERF) for
supporting and funding this research that channeled me to a road of new learnings as well
as Mr. Samuel Tayaban, SEPS, who provided sensible insights and his expertise that
I am also grateful to the Division Research Committee for their full support and to
Mrs. Rosa D. Humiwat, PSDS of Lamut District, for allowing me to conduct the research
in the district.
And above all, I thank God for the wisdom and knowledge He bestowed upon me.
Jenelyn
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
ABSTRACT ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iv
LIST OF TABLES vi
LITERATURE REVIEW 2
RESEARCH QUESTIONS 5
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 5
Sampling 5
Data Gathering Procedure 7
Data Analyses 7
Ethical Issues 8
REFERENCES 17
FINANCIAL REPORT 19
APPENDICES 21
districts of Lamut
districts of Lamut
Significantly, job satisfaction and motivation are very essential to the continuing growth
of educational system around the world and they rank alongside professional knowledge
schools, colleges and universities in today’s world. Therefore, it is vital for administrators
successful.
Considering the factors that contribute to the overall reactions of teachers about their
job, teachers can have different feelings towards their work, pay, job security, supervisory
strategies, co-workers, and their promotion. Teachers can be satisfied with their
supervisor but dissatisfied with their pay. Similarly, they can be dissatisfied with their work
because their abilities are not being fully utilized. Undoubtedly, if the teachers attain
adequate job satisfaction they will be in a position to cope with the educational objectives
Teachers are mandated to cooperate and work hard for the improvement of the
institution. This special thrust rests on the work force in the Department of Education
particularly the teachers. Thus, it is therefore a question on whether or not the different
motivational factors still give them job satisfaction or if not what then would satiate the
With the above-mentioned discussion, this study found out some motivational factors
that affected the job satisfaction of elementary teachers. The results and findings of this
study will help Human Resource Management in making policies and regulations to meet
There are many studies that have analyzed the relationship between motivation and
job satisfaction and its relationship between and among other related variables. (George
& Jones, 1996; Newstrom & David, 1993; Mullins, 1989). Low salaries, physical working
conditions, low-status positions and tiring jobs are among the common reasons that cause
problems in an institution.
Teachers are arguably the most important group of professionals for our nation’s
future. Therefore, it is disturbing to find that many of today’s teachers are dissatisfied with
organization’s liveliness, whether public or private, comes from the motivation of its
employees, although their abilities play just as crucial a role in determining their work
some activity. From the above definitions some issues are brought to mind that deal with
what starts and energizes human behavior, how those forces are directed and sustained
as well as the outcomes they bring about performance. It follows therefore that there is a
organization’s existence. Many factors have been examined in an attempt to find which
ones promote teacher motivation. Sylvia & Hutchinson (1985) concluded: “Teacher
motivation is based in the freedom to try new ideas, achieve appropriate responsibilities,
and intrinsic work elements. Based upon our findings, schemes such as merit pay were
predicted to be counterproductive.” They explain that true job satisfaction is derived from
the gratification of higher-order needs, social relations, esteem, and actualization rather
factors. Pay levels and other material benefits must be sufficient to meet basic human
needs (food, housing, clothing, transportation, healthcare, education and trainings).
However, overall job satisfaction among teachers is also strongly determined by higher
order emotional and social needs, most notably professional self-esteem, job security,
interpersonal relations, opportunities for career progression, the working environment, and
work load.
Bartol and Martin (1987) have classified the motivation theories into three major
categories: needs theory, cognitive theory, and reinforcement theory. The most famous
theory is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs said that every human
should satisfy the following such as physiological, safety needs, love and belonging,
esteem, and self-actualization so that if this needs will be fulfilled then, an individual is
Herberg (1959) introduced the two factors namely “Motivators” and “Hygiene”, which
lead job satisfaction at work place. Motivators include recognition, achievement, possibility
of growth, advancement, responsibility, and work itself. On the other hand, hygiene factors
administration, working conditions, factors in personal life, status, and job security.
and lack of hygiene factors results in job dissatisfaction. Moreover, the presence of
hygiene factors does not result necessarily increase job satisfaction, but only reduce or
eliminate job dissatisfaction of the employees. Job satisfaction is simply defined as “how
people feel about their jobs and different aspects of their jobs. It is the extent to which
Motivators or satisfiers are those factors that provide positive feeling about job and
cause satisfaction. These factors motivate individuals by changing the nature of work.
They challenge individuals to develop their skills and talent to fulfill their potentials. For
(Bogardus, 2007).
Harrington (2004) pointed out that once we have been doing work for a while, our
curiosity fades gradually. Some people lose the pleasure in work while some continue in
order to maintain their increasing salaries and to secure long term benefits, after they have
mentally quit. Others pursue a job change is the only way to get back their long-lost
enthusiasm. This scenario captures the essence of problem facing many organizations
exert high level of effort but others are not. Therefore, it becomes management’s
This study aimed to determine the job satisfaction and motivational factors of
questions:
The study determined the motivational factors contributing to the teachers’ level of
job satisfaction. It took place during the second quarter of SY 2018-2019. For the
delimitation, this study only surveyed selected elementary teachers of Lamut District who
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Sampling
The respondents of the study were the 126 elementary teachers from twenty-four
public elementary schools in Lamut District, Division of Ifugao. The samples of the study
n = N___
1 +Ne2
where: n = sample size
N= population size
e = margin of error (.05)
The population and samples of the study are as follows:
The data were gathered using a survey developed by the researcher and was
validated by experts in the Testing Department of Nueva Vizcaya State University. The
survey was divided into two parts; 1) level of satisfaction of the respondent as to work, job
affecting the level of job satisfaction such as recognition, monetary reward, professional
conditions.
Data Analysis
The data gathered from the survey were tallied, and tabulated then after which
statistical analysis was made. The level of motivational factors and job satisfaction of
respondents were analyzed using mean while the differences in the level of motivational
factors and job satisfaction of the respondents were computed using t-test or f-test at 0.05
used to determine the relationship between motivational factors and job satisfaction of
teachers.
The four-point scale response scheme was used to determine the level of
satisfaction of the respondents.
3 2.50-3.49 Motivated
2 1.50-2.49 Unmotivated
3 2.50-3.49 Satisfied
2 1.50-2.49 Unsatisfied
Ethical Issues
The researcher used the proper scientific work practices. It employed the good
scientific practice which includes honesty and general care and precision in research
activities such as research, recording, presentation and evaluation. It also worked on the
ethically solid information retrieval, research and evaluation methods and transparency in
publication.
On the other hand, the researcher and the research process avoided the deceit in
copy and paste, plagiarism by changing words, style copying and copying someone’s idea.
Permission was sought from the school principals to administer the questionnaire
condition.
The result denoted that of the six variables used in the study, the respondents were
sense of achievement and working condition, however, they have lower motivation in
The result coincides with the findings of Andriotis (2017) that ongoing training for
satisfaction likewise the study of Zainudin Awang & Junaidah Hanim Ahmad (2010) and
Danish & Usman (2010) who found a positive significant correlation between workplace
The finding, furthermore, indicates that the respondents place high value on
potential professional advancement and growth in their job. Not only this but also
interpersonal relations is highly regarded by the teachers. This absolutely means that they
treasure harmonious working relationships with their superiors as well as their students.
Similarly, the result matches the survey by Bayt.com in 2015 which found that
sense of achievement was the major factor influencing workers job satisfaction getting
84% in the survey among other factors. By this it could be inferred that the teachers yearn
to be beneficial to the organization they belong to and are fully engaged in achieving the
institution’s vision, mission, goals and objectives to fulfill their drive for sense of
be understood that they price amenable and pleasant job conditions and abhor working
The result however only agrees to a certain degree to Podolinsky’s study (2013)
where he concluded that Asians were motivated by money more than other nationalities
as monetary reward failed to qualify as one of the top key motivational factors for the
teachers in this study. Same goes with recognition though they motivate the teachers but
According to Hofmans et al. (2013) "two person types exist, for the first person
type both financial and psychological reward satisfaction relate to job satisfaction, whereas
for person type two only psychological reward satisfaction does." It is licit to conclude that
the teachers in the study area are motivated by financial and psychological rewards but
The level of job satisfaction of teachers was measured through the use of 25
which was from Fully Satisfied to Never Satisfied. The result of the study on the level of
job satisfaction of elementary school teachers in the district of Lamut is shown in the
table below.
The result conveyed that the level of job satisfaction of elementary school
used to gauge their level of job satisfaction, they were satisfied in 18 items, fully satisfied
in 4 indicators, but were unsatisfied in 3 indicators. The indicators in which the respondents
were not satisfied should be taken into consideration in the development strategies to
enhance the level of job satisfaction of the respondents. These include the’’ involvement
of teachers in decision-making affecting their job, giving good opportunity for advancement
in their career, and giving reward for their quality of effort done.
Relationship between the Level of Motivation and the Level of Job Satisfaction of
Teachers
The result in testing the relationship between the level of motivation and the job
Table 4. Correlation matrix on the relationship between the level of motivation and
the level of job satisfaction of teachers
n 60
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-detailed)
The result signifies that of the six variables used to gauge the level of motivation
of the elementary school teachers in Lamut, only the variable interpersonal relations did
not significantly correlate with the level of job satisfaction of the respondents. All the others
working condition were found to be significantly correlated with the level of job satisfaction
of the respondents.
The findings are in accord with the study of Heathfield (2018) that people
who feel appreciated end up experiencing more self-worth and their ability to contribute to
the company is heightened, thus, resulting in happier and more productive and definitely
very satisfied employees. In the same way, the result supports the study of Adeogun
Other researches that support the findings are those of Andriotis (2017) where it
was discussed that ongoing training for employees is pivotal in maintaining a happy
workforce leading to job satisfaction and Bayt.com (2015) where it was found out that
sense of achievement was the major factor influencing workers job satisfaction getting
84% in the survey among other factors. Also, those of Newsham et al. (2009) where they
The positive correlation coefficients that indicated the relationship between the
variables denote a direct relationship sustaining the claim of Ahmed et al, (2010) declaring
that motivational factors greatly contribute to the over- all job satisfaction of employees.
The result implies that the higher the level of motivation of the teachers in terms of
and working condition, the higher would also be their level of satisfaction in their job. On
the other hand, if the level of motivation of the teachers on the stipulated variables are
These results are clearly in unison with the findings of Bakotic and Babic (2013)
that work environment and psychological factors such as work place itself, reward, and
Summary
The study sought to determine the motivational factors and job satisfaction of
variables.
analyze and tabulate the data. The descriptive statistics was used to evaluate level of job
variables, the correlation procedure was used. The 0.05 probability level (level of
significance) was the critical point of the reference in the interpretation of data. Results
and findings were presented in the narrative reportorial method portrayed in tabular forms.
The study was conducted in the municipality of Lamut, province of Ifugao. There
were 126 respondents of the study. The study was conducted from July to November
2018.
The results of the analysis and interpretation of data entail the following findings:
2. Job Satisfaction. On the level of job satisfaction, the elementary school teachers
Conclusions
Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn:
“satisfied”.
condition, the higher would also be their level of satisfaction in their job.
Recommendations
Based from the significant findings and the conclusions drawn from the study, the
For Administrators
Since it has been found out that teachers have higher sense of job satisfaction
when they receive better pay, have advanced their professional growth, have a sense of
achievement and work under better conditions, then administrators should formulate a fair
and square rewards and promotion committee which aims to enhance the key factors
affecting the teachers’ level of motivation. They should also present programs and
activities which would further the teachers’’ learning and give them a sense of
achievement. The teachers should also be sent to participate in seminars, trainings and/or
workshops which would enhance their professional development and lastly, provide the
teachers with enough funding and complete teaching paraphernalia in order for them to
For Teachers
enhance their job satisfaction level, they should enjoy the company of their students and
colleagues and not focus on working condition problems which usually taint their level of
satisfaction. Instead, they should focus more on the intrinsic factors and pay lesser
attention to the extrinsic factors which are mostly ephemeral and fleeting.
The same study could also be conducted to companies and institutions and this
study can also be extended to include the correlation of motivational factors to employee
The result of the study will be disseminated to all school heads and those who are
into policy formulation and reformulation. This will serve as basis for crafting programs,
and policies that would improve the job the level of job satisfaction of teachers.
congress.
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B. Domestic Travel Expenses
Coaching / TA for
SDO-Ifugao to
the finalization of
RO Wangal and PUJ 2 515 1,030.00
the research
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deliverables:
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Schools Division Office-Ifugao
Lamut District
Dear Respondent,
Greetings!
This questionnaire aims to find out “The Motivational Factors and Job Satisfaction
of public elementary teachers in Lamut District.
In this connection, the undersigned is asking your help through your honest
responses to the questionnaire.
Your responses will ensure the success of this research study and will be kept
confidential.
Respectfully yours,
JENELYN N. BALLOGAN
Researcher
Noted:
Rosa D. Humiwat
PSDS- Lamut District
Questionnaire for Level of Motivation
Direction: Put a check mark (/) on the rating that corresponds with your experience
regarding your level of motivation. Use the rating scale below:
Statements 4 3 2 1
1.Recognition
a. Recognition (e.g. receiving praise from
administrators, parents, students or others).
b. Being selected as “Outstanding Teacher”
c. Being awarded a plaque of recognition by the school
2. Monetary Reward
a. Salary
b. A one-line monetary award (supplemental to the
step increase
3.Professional Growth
a. Potential for professional growth (possibility of
improving one’s own professional skills.)
b. Potential for advancement (possibility of assuming
different positions in the profession)
c. Being given the opportunity to participate in
teacher projects ( research, curriculum
development)
4.Interpersonal Relations
a. Interpersonal relationships with colleagues.
b. Interpersonal relationships with pupils
5. Sense of Achievement
a. Sense of achievement (experiencing success)
b. Observing vast improvement in the achievement
level of one’s pupils since the beginning of the year.
6. Working Conditions
a. Supervision by superiors
b. Job security
c. Amount of work
Questionnaire of Level of Job Satisfaction
Direction: Put a check mark (/) on the rating that corresponds with your experience
regarding your level of satisfaction. Use the rating scale below: