Students' Motivation to Learn: is the Learning Environment of Secondary Schools a Factor in Delta State?

This study examined the correlation between the learning environment within secondary schools and students' motivation to learn in Delta State.The study was guided with four research questions and four null hypotheses tested at significance level of 0.05.Correlational design was adopted for the study.106719 Senior Secondary (SSI-SSIII) students from all 477 public secondary schools in Delta State during the 2023/2024 academic year make up the study's population.Out of the whole population, 384 students make up the study's sample.A questionnaire named the "Learning Environment and Students' Motivation to Learn Questionnaire" (LESMQ) served as the primary data gathering tool.Simple correlation and linear regressions.The findings of the study revealed that there is was a significant: overall correlation between the learning environment within secondary schools and students' motivation to learn in Delta State; positive correlation between the physical learning environment within secondary schools and students' motivation to learn in Delta State; positive correlation between an authoritative learning environment within secondary schools and students' motivation to learn in Delta State, and there was significant negative correlation between an authoritarian learning environment within secondary schools and students' motivation to learn in Delta State.Based on this finding it was concluded that the learning environment in Delta State secondary schools plays a significant role in shaping students' motivation to learn.Based on the conclusion it was suggested among others that schools' authorities should continuously assess and improve their learning environment.