Authors : Nansubuga Zaharat; Matovu Musa; Nabukeera Madinah; Ssali Muhammadi Bisaso

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 7 - July

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jul1950

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Abstract : This study assesses the influence of teaching styles on student motivation in higher institutions of learning, a case of Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus. The study sought to specifically cover the following specific objectives; i) To assess the influence of lecture-based teaching style on student motivation, and ii) To examine the influence of collaborative teaching style on student motivation at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus. The study revealed that lecture-based teaching style has a strong statistically positive and significant influence on student motivation at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus. Additionally, the study also revealed that collaborative teaching style has a very strong statistically positive and significant influence on student motivation at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus. The study concludes that teaching styles have a significant influence on student motivation at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus in that an enhancement in lecture-based teaching style and collaborative teaching style would resultantly lead to an improvement in student motivation at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus. It is recommended that the institution administrators should encourage lecturers to adopt and use a student-centered approach which includes active learning, personalized learning, and choice and autonomy as this may directly have a significant influence on student motivation at Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus.

Keywords : Teaching Styles, Lecture-Based Teaching Style, Collaborative Teaching Style, and Student Motivation.

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