Correlation Between Principal Instructional Leadership, Achievement Motivation and Teacher Performance through Job Satisfaction in State Elementary Schools in Kandangan District, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency

Abstract

Until now the quality of education is still not as expected, and one of the factors of the quality of education is the performance of teachers in school organizations. Other factors that influence teacher performance include the principal instructional leadership, achievement motivation, and job satisfaction. As a result, this study aims to analyze the direct and indirect correlation between the principal instructional leadership, achievement motivation, and teacher performance through job satisfaction. The method used in this research was a descriptive correlation with a quantitative approach which is formulated into a path analysis model. The research population was 384 teachers from 41 elementary schools in Kandangan District and the research sample was 196 using the proportional allocation formula. The data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of principal instructional leadership (40 items), achievement motivation (40 items) and job satisfaction (40 items) using a questionnaire instrument that has passed the validity and reliability test using the product moment person correlation. Meanwhile, teacher performance data (51 items) were taken from the teacher assessment performance documentation. The stages of data analysis started from descriptive analysis, classical assumption test, hypothesis testing, and path analysis. The results of this study indicate that there is a direct and indirect correlation among the principal instructional leadership, achievement motivation, and teacher performance through job satisfaction.