Investigating Motivational Teaching Strategies used by Iraqi EFL Primary School Teachers
Maysaa Rashid Abdul-Majeed
University of Baghdad / College of Education for Women / Dept. of English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.6.2.4
Keywords: Motivation, Teaching Strategies, Motivational Strategies, EFL Primary School Teachers
Abstract
Motivation is one of the most important factors that influence students learning and has a great effect on their success and achievement. For this reason, in this paper, the researcher is going to investigate the motivational teaching strategies used by EFL Iraqi school teachers. To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher adapted a questionnaire with some changes and modification’s. This questionnaire with five point scale (always, often, sometimes, rarely and never). To achieve face validity, the questionnaire items are given to a jury of experts. Alpha Cronbach formula is used to achieve the questionnaire reliability. After that, the questionnaire was applied on a sample of 38 teachers during the academic year 2019-2020. Then, the questionnaire items were analyzed using weighted mean score and percentages. At the end, recommendations, suggestions for further studies are presented.
