Pedagogic Competence, Work Motivation, and Job Satisfaction (Factors Influence Lecturer Performance)

Abstract

. Factors that influence the performance of lecturers include the organizational behaviour and individual mechanisms. Pedagogic competence is an aspect of organizational behaviour, while work motivation and job satisfaction represent a part of the individual mechanism. Among the three variables, which one needs to be considered first to improve the performance of lecturers? Data from the pedagogic competence test, work motivation questionnaire and job satisfaction from 172 lecturers of the Universitas Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia, Palembang were analysed using descriptive statistics, t-test and path analysis. The results showed that there was influence of pedagogic competence, work motivation, and job satisfaction on the performance of lecturers. Factors that need to be considered first as intervening variables are work motivation and job satisfaction and further needs to be improved is pedagogic competence.