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Effects of Motivation and Reinforcement on Students-Learning Primary to Secondary Schools Student-teachers: Lessons from Tanzania

Benjamin Mbeba Meli, Hiacinter Burchard Rwechungura, Lucas Pastory Mwisila

Abstract

The quality of Students-Learning in Primary and Secondary Schools in most of the African countries is still in crisis. Students who are the beneficiaries of learning complete in primary and secondary schools while their academic level of learning is below the standard expected to learn in all years of studying. Some scholars believe that the problem is largely attributed by the teachers who are responsible to impart knowledge to the students and weak curriculum designed, while others are saying students themselves are the ones to blame to poor performance of their learning processes. This paper intends to show clearly how motivation and reinforcement are acting as catalysts or hindering factors for student-learning despite of teachers and curriculum designed in primary and secondary schools in Tanzania. Key words: Learning, quality, motivation, reinforcement, curriculum, pedagogical skills Vol 10. No. 3 March 2024

Keywords

Learningqualitymotivationreinforcementcurriculumpedagogical skills Vol 10. No. 3 March 2024

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