The Influence of Work Motivation, Work Discipline and Interpersonal Communication on the JHS Teacher Performance in Samarinda Ulu Sub-District

Abstract

The aim of the research is to find out the influence of work motivation, work discipline and interpersonal communication on teacher’s performance. This research was conducted at Junior High Schools in Samarinda Ulu Sub-district, Samarinda City with the total sample of 105 people. This research applied survey method and the data were collected using questionnaire with four instruments namely teacher performance, work motivation, work discipline and interpersonal communication of the teachers. The findings showed that there was an influence of work motivation (X1), work motivation (X2) and interpersonal communication (X3) on teacher’s performance (Y) with the coefficient of regression equation: Y = 8.196 + 0.780X1 + 0.148X2 + 0.087X3. The coefficient of Determination (R2) was 0.955 meaning that the contribution of working discipline, working motivation and interpersonal communication of the teacher on teacher’sperformance was 95.5%. Based on the research findings, it is concluded that the teacher performance in the junior high schools in Samarinda Ulu Sub-district, Samarinda City can be increased by the increase of work motivation, work discipline and interpersonal communication of the teachers.