CONTRIBUTION ON SUPERVISION OF SUPERVISOR, PRINCIPALS MOTIVATION, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER PERFORMANCE TO IMPROVING THE KINDERGARTEN QUALITY IN WEST BANJARMASIN, INDONESIA

Abstract

This study aims to find out: Direct contributions 1) Supervision of the supervisor on the Kindergarten Principal's Motivation; 2) Principal's Motivation towards Teacher's performance; 3) Supervision of Supervisors on Teacher's performance; 4) Principal's Motivation towards quality; 5) Supervision of the supervisor on quality; 6) Teacher's performance on quality. Indirect contributions: 7) Principal's Motivation through intermediaries Teacher performance on quality; 8) Supervision of Supervisors through intermediaries Teacher performance on quality; 9) Supervision of the supervisor through intermediary of Principal's Motivation on quality; 10) Supervision through Principal's Motivation and Teachers Performance on quality. The primary data obtained and tested were hypothesized from a population of 64 Kindergartens using total population sampling technique and from 238 teachers using proportional random sampling technique using the Solvin formula in West Banjarmasin District with an error rate of 5%, obtained 139 Kindergarten teachers as samples. Data collection techniques through library research, field research, observation and questionnaire. The method used is descriptive. Research instruments using questionnaires and observations. Data Analysis used to test hypotheses using Path Analysis. Data is analyzed by paths built based on the research paradigm. The results of study showed that there are direct contributions to: 1) supervision of the supervisor to kindergarten principal's motivation; 2) principal's motivation towards teacher's performance; 3) supervision of supervisors on teacher's performance; 4) principal's motivation towards quality 5) supervision of the supervisor on quality; 6) teacher's performance on quality. Some other showed indirect contributions to: 7) principal's motivation through intermediaries teacher performance on quality. 8) supervision of the supervisor through intermediaries teacher performance on quality. The results of study also showed there are no direct contributions to: 9) supervision of the supervisor through intermediary of principal's motivation on quality; and 10) supervision of supervisors and quality through intermediaries of principal's motivation and teachers’ performance in kindergarten Sub District of West Banjarmasin. Article visualizations: