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ABSTRACT
The study investigated the influence of motivation on secondary school students' learning of Biology in Egor Local Government Area, Benin City. A total of 150 students participated in the research, and the study explored different ways motivation impacts learning. Key areas included the differences in motivational influences between male and female students, public and private school students, and rural and urban school students. The research utilized a structured questionnaire for data collection, and the responses were analyzed using mean and standard deviation tables. Stratified random sampling was employed to ensure a diverse representation of students.
The findings revealed several insights about motivation in learning Biology. Access to visual tools like videos and diagrams enhanced students' understanding, while group discussions and real-life examples made lessons engaging. Male and female students reported encouragement from peers as a significant motivational factor, though female students showed a greater response to teacher feedback. Private school students demonstrated higher motivation due to hands-on activities and project-based learning, while public school students found study time equally motivating. Rural and urban students valued similar motivational factors, such as peer encouragement, but rural students emphasized the importance of digital resources, and urban students valued laboratory access.
