The Effect of Principals Managerial Ability and Work Motivation on Teacher Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the Principal's managerial
ability on teacher performance, the effect of work motivation on teacher performance, and the
influence of Principal’s managerial ability and work discipline in multiple ways on teacher
performance. The data analysis test used validity, reliability, classic assumption tests and
multiple linear tests which were processed using IBM SPSS 24. The results showed: (1)
Principal’s managerial ability (X1) was proven to have a significant effect on teacher
performance in State Elementary Schools in Tambakromo, Pati Regency. The t-test result
shows the sig value. equal to 0.000 < 0.05 and t-count 7.769 > t-table 1.9727. (2) Work
discipline (X2) is proven to have a significant effect on teacher performance. The t-test result
shows the sig value. equal to 0.000 <0.05 and the value of t-count 9,024 > t-table 1.9727. (3)
Principal’s managerial ability and work discipline simultaneously proved to have a significant
effect on teacher performance in State Elementary Schools in Tambakromo, Pati Regency. The
results of the Ft-test show the sig. equal to 0.000 <0.05 and the value of f-count 269,523 > ftable
3,04 and simultaneously influence the teacher performance variable (Y) of 74,1%.