Goal Setting as an Antecedent of Teachers Performance in Public Secondary Schools

Abstract

This study aims at establishing the effect of goal setting on the performance of public secondary school teachers in Kisumu Central Sub-County. The study was guided by goal setting theory and adopted descriptive survey design. The study also used both primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected through close ended questionnaires and interview while the secondary data was collected through document analysis. The data collected was used to analyze both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found out that there is a positive correlation between goal setting and the performance of public secondary school teachers. The study also established that there is a significant positive relationship between goal setting and teachers’ performance. The study therefore concluded that there is a positive relationship between goal setting and performance of public secondary school teachers in Kisumu Central Sub-County.