The Effect of Competence and Self-Efficacy through Motivation on Teacher Performance
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This study aims to competence and self-efficacy through motivation on the performance of early childhood education teachers in the city of Kisaran, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This research is quantitative research with a survey approach. A total of 256 teachers were selected by random sampling from 711 early childhood education teachers in Kisaran city. Analysis of research data using path analysis statistical techniques. The results showed that the effect of competence and self-efficacy through motivation on teacher performance, namely (1) teacher competence has a positive and significant effect on motivation by 32.1%, (2) self-efficacy has a positive and significant effect on teacher motivation by 33.0%, (3) teacher competence has a positive and significant effect on performance by 38.5%, (4) self-efficacy has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance by 31.2% and (5) motivation has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance by 34.5%. While the effect of teacher competence through motivation on teacher performance is 11.0%, and the effect of self-efficacy through motivation on teacher performance is 11.3%.
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