The Impacts of Work Motivation on Elementary School Teachers’ Performance

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the effect of work motivation on elementary school teachers' performance. The research method used was a quantitative method with correlational descriptive techniques. The research population was 258 students from 34 public elementary schools in the Lubuk Sikaping district, Pasaman Regency. The research sample was taken 30% of the total population, so the research sample totaled 77 students by the stratified proportional random sampling technique. The data collection technique used in this research was a Likert scale questionnaire consisting of 5 alternative answers. The data analysis technique used was product-moment correlation and simple linear regression analysis, which was analyzed using the SPSS Version 24 program. The results showed that work motivation had a significant effect on teacher performance (41.7%). The rest was affected by other variables. The implication of this research is the need to increase teacher work motivation so that teachers can have higher performance.