This study investigated the correlation between teacher motivational competence and perceived outcome of Computer Studies instruction in Secondary Schools in Rivers State. A correlational research design was adopted. The population for this study comprised 379 Computer Studies teachers and 222750 students of the government owned senior secondary schools in Rivers State. The purposive sampling techniques was adopted in this study in obtaining 379 Computer Studies teachers and 18950 students, making a total sample of 19329 respondents. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha method with values 0.66 and 0.79 obtained. Two research questions and one research hypotheses guided this research. Mean (x ̅), Standard Deviation (SD) and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used for answering research questions while simple regression analysis and t-statistics was used to test the hypotheses of no significant relationship at 0.5 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the respondents agreed that teacher’s motivational competence have a notable relationship with outcome of Computer Studies instructions in Secondary Schools in Rivers State. The result of the hypotheses also indicated that there is a significant relationship between teacher motivational competence and outcome of Computer Studies instruction in Secondary Schools in Rivers State.
