Teachers Assessment of Needs Satisfiers as Motivation for Effectiveness in Rivers State Primary Schools in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined teachers assessment of needs satisfies as motivation for teachers’ effectiveness in Rivers State
primary schools. To collect data for the study, a questionnaire Titled, Teachers Assessment of Needs Satisfiers that Motivate
Teachers Effectiveness, (TANSMTEQ) was used. The questionnaire had 20 items drawn from Abraham Moslow’s Hierarchy of
needs categorized into five. The items were also drawn to answer the 5 research questions of the study. The findings show that
the teachers assessed physiological needs such as prompt payment of salary for provision of food and clothing, enhanced: rent,
transport and medical allowances. For the security needs, teachers assessed need for protection against dismissal, need for
protection against threat from pupils and parents. There were also assessment of social needs, self-eastern needs and selfactualization
needs. Conclusion and recommendations such as government should provide basic needs that will make teachers
happy and effective in their job.