The Effect of Transformational Leadership of The Principal, Work Motivation and Work Discipline on Teacher Performance

Abstract

One of the determining factors of high and low quality educational outcomes is the teacher. Quality teachers are determined by the leadership of the principal. This study aims to analyze the direct and indirect effect between the principal's transformational leadership, work motivation and work discipline on teacher performance. This research uses a quantitative approach, with facto exposure. The population of this study was 276 people from 24 State Junior High Schools. The sampling technique used is a Proportional Random Sampling. The number of samples was determined based on the Slovin formula with 163 respondents as respondents. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire consisting of principal transformational leadership (50 items), work motivation (39 items), work discipline (50 items), teacher performance using Teacher Performance Assessment (51 items). This research instrument tested the level of validity and reliability using the product moment person correlation test. The research data were analyzed using path analysis to determine the direct and indirect effects between variables, by first testing normality, linearity, and homogeneity. The results showed that there were direct and indirect effects between transformational leadership, work discipline, and work motivation on teacher performance.