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Improving Teacher Performance By Worship Motivation and

Work Discipline Case Study at Bakong Pittaya School,

Thailand

Rahma Izzati Fitri

, Eni Candra Nurhayati

, Bahtiar Effendi

Universitas Sains Al-Qur'an Wonosobo, Indonesia

Email: [email protected]

, [email protected]

*Correspondence

ABSTRACT

Keywords: Motivation,

Work Discipline, Teacher

Performance.

This study aims to determine how work discipline and

motivation affect teachers' performance. This study used

total sampling for data collection, which involved

distributing questionnaires and measuring the results with a

Likert scale. Work discipline and motivation are the study's

independent variables, and Teacher Performance is the

study's dependent variable. The outcomes of this study

demonstrate that work discipline and motivation positively

and significantly affect teachers' performance. Conclusion

Teacher performance is significantly impacted by work

discipline. This demonstrates that teachers' performance at

Bakong Pittaya School in Thailand will improve the more

work discipline they possess. With the T-statistic value of

6.947, the influence of work discipline is more significant

than motivation.

Introduction

Education is one of the most vital areas of life, shaping and obtaining the highest

standard of living in society. Within the field of education, the activities of teaching and

learning are inextricably linked to the role of the teacher. Essentially, a teacher's primary

duty is to ensure that the students they guide and assist in learning meet the established

educational objectives. Teachers are also crucial to the efficiency of education since they

significantly impact how all educational resources are used (Riyanto, 2017).

The 20-year National Strategy is based on Thailand's National Education Act 1999

and Amendment Version 2 2002. Number 12 of the National Economic and Social Plan

(2017–2021). All of these policies, plans, and initiatives seek to mould students into

flawless human beings who are disciplined, capable of taking care of their families,

communities, and country, and who are intellectually, mentally, and physically strong

country (Rizal, 2019). Bakong Pittaya School is a multi-level school that offers

instruction from kindergarten to senior high school. It is situated in Nong Chik District,

Pattani, Thailand. Thailand's government has formalised this institution. Thus, it can be

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said that Bakong Pittaya School aims to develop its pupils' cognitive, moral, and

behavioural skills.

According to (Alimmudin and Basuki, 2022), teacher performance factors include

motivation and work discipline. The role of motivation improves teacher performance.

Motivation can achieve the expected performance of another thing (Anwar et al., 2021).

One of the popular theories of motivation is the hierarchy of needs theory presented by

Abraham Maslow. It is explained in this theory that humans have needs that are highly

dependent on individual interests. Maslow assumes that five levels of needs exist.

Namely, they need psychological security, social, self-esteem, and self-actualisation

(Nurhayati et al., 2022). It is also explained in the Al-Qur’an (At-Taubah: 105), which

means, “Work! Then Allah and His messenger and the believers will see your work, and

you will be returned to Him (Allah) who knows the unseen and the real. Then He will tell

you what you have done”. According to that explanation of the opinions and verse, it can

be concluded that the ideal motivation is what is expected to arise in someone when

carrying out work, not only motivation regarding personal needs but also there is a value

of worship that is applied in their life and it is to increase faith and devotion to Allah

SWT. In reality, Bakong Pittaya School still only supplied conventional motivation,

namely to get rewards, and has not been motivated that working is for worship. Get

rewards as evidenced by the existence of several teacher who only come to carry out their

primary duties without involving the value of worship in doing it. It shows that the

existing motivation is not balanced between motivation as a human being and motivation

to worship God.

According to (Maryani et al., 2021), work discipline is a measuring tool to

communicate with employees so that they are willing to increase awareness and obey the

company regulations and applicable social norms. (Fachrunnisa & Adhiatma, 2014)

Discipline is an attitude of respect and appreciation for regulation that is applied both in

writing and unwritten, and it can carry out or may accept sanctions if it violates the duties

and authority given. Al-Qur’an (Al-Ashr: 1-3) explains that time is the principal capital

for humans. If time is used for valuable things, it will be a positive value; otherwise, if

time is not used for positive things, it will be wasted, and the principal capital will be lost.

So, it can be concluded that both conventional and Islamic disciplines have an attitude of

respecting and using time as well as possible with awareness and not violating or wasting

time.

This Relationship between Motivation and Teacher Performance

Motivation is an internal driving force that propels a person to perform specific

tasks or activities (Riyanto, 2017). Recently, there has been much publicity about the

relationship between motivation and performance. Motivation is still a crucial factor

affecting how well people work, whether they are school teachers or business employees.

Several studies have shown that motivation significantly affects teacher

performance (Riyanto, 2017). They argued that the motivation within each individual

/teacher dramatically influences the progress of teacher performance, which will improve

school performance. According to this opinion, a hypothesis can be formulated as

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HI: Motivation has a positive influence on teacher performance.

Research Methods

The study's participants were Thai teachers at Bakong Pittaya School, including

every elementary, junior, and senior high school teacher. In this study, the entire

population is sampled by total sampling. (Sugiyono, 2019) defines entire sampling as a

sampling technique in which every member serves as a sample. There are 74 teachers in

the sample and the population in this study. IBM SPSS 25 was the analytical tool used in

this study.

This study used total sampling for data collection, which involved distributing

questionnaires and measuring the results with a Likert scale. Work discipline and

motivation are the study's independent variables. Teacher Performance is the study's

dependent variable.

Results and Discussion

Validity Test

A validity test determines whether or not a questionnaire may be taken for granted

(Sugiono, 2019).

Table 1

Validity Test Results

Variables

Correlat

ion n

Range

Significant

Description

Motivation

0.459**-

0.744**

<0.001

Valid

Work

Discipline

0.696**-

0.761**

<0.001

Valid

Teacher

Performance

0.646**-

0.837**

<0.001

Valid

Readability Test

A reliability test evaluates the dependability of a questionnaire. Cronbach's Alpha

value indicates the reliability of the test results. The critical limit of the alpha value for

Cronbach's Alpha calculation, which uses SPSS assistance, is 0.70. Therefore, a Cronbach

alpha value greater than 0.70 indicates the reliability of the questionnaire.

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Table 2

Reliability Test Results

Variables

Cronbach's

Alpha Based on

Standardised

Items

sign

Alpha

Limit

Description

Motivation

0,918

0,70

Reliable

Work Discipline

0,852

0,70

Reliable

Teacher

Performance

0,919

0,70

Reliable

This table shows that all variables match the Cronbach Alpha requirements and are

dependable because they are more significant than 0.70.

Normality Test

Apply the normality test to determine whether a variable is normal. The One-

Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test is a non-parametric statistical test employed in this

study to assess normalcy.

Table 3

Normality Test Results

Normal Parameters

a,b

Mean

,0000000

Std. Deviation

3,11166699

Most Extreme Differences

Absolute

,101

Positive

,101

Negative

-,059

Test Statistic

,101

Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed)

,061

Monte Carlo Sig. (2-

tailed)

Sig.

,059

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99% Confidence Interval

Lower

,052

Bound

Upper

Bound

,065

The provided data indicate that they are typically distributed because the probability

value is 0.61, higher than the significance level of 0.05.

Hypothesis Test

Multiple Regression Linear Analysis

This approach ascertains the impact of one dependent variable on two or more

independent variables by analysing the data using SPSS.

Table 4

Multiple Linear Analysis Results Coefficients

Coefficients

Model

Unstandardised

Coefficients

Standardised

Coefficients

Sig.

Std. Error

Beta

(Constant)

7,499

4,975

1,507

,136

Motivation

,126

,056

,204

2,242

,028

Work

Discipline

,927

,143

,590

6,497

<,001

a. Dependent Variable: total_Y

Multiple linear regression models are produced due to the computations done

using SPSS version 25.0. These results are as follows :

Y=a + β1X1 + β2X2 + e

The results of the multiple linear regression equation can be obtained as follows.

Y= 7,499 + 0,126 + 0,927

This equation allows for the following conclusions to be made:

1. 7.499 is the coefficient cost (α). This implies that teacher performance will be

enhanced by employing 7.499 every occasion where motivation and work discipline

are regular and unaffected by motivation and the work discipline.

2. β1 is equal to 0,126. This indicates that the motivation variable's regression coefficient

(X1) is 0.126, meaning that if all other factors remain constant, an increase in the

motivation variable of one score will likewise increase teacher performance by 0.126.

3. β2 is equal to 0,927. This indicates that the work discipline variable's (X2) regression

coefficient is 0.927, meaning that for every one-point rise in the work discipline

variable, there will be a 0.927 increase in teacher performance.

The Influence of Motivation on Teacher Performance

The count value 2.242 is associated with the motivation variable at a significance

level of 0.028. Based on this statistic, the count is 2.242> t table 1.99346. Following that,

Ho is turned down, and Ha is accepted. This suggests a somewhat substantial relationship

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between the motivation variable and instructor performance. As a result, one may say that

the incentive variable has a favourable effect on repurchase interest. H1 has been

accepted.

The Influence of Work Discipline on Teacher Performance

The work discipline variable has a count value of 6.497 and a significance level of

0.001. Based on this value, the count is 6.497> t table 1.99346. Following that, Ho is

turned down, and Ha is accepted. This suggests a somewhat substantial relationship

between the work discipline variable and teacher performance. Thus, it can be concluded

that the work discipline variable positively affects teacher performance. H2 is accepted.

Dessler (2001) said that motivation, which is one's ability to meet individual needs

while exerting high levels of effort to attain organisational goals, is contingent upon

performance. Teachers must receive guidance and support to ensure that they complete

this responsibility. Therefore, they will have a high level of commitment. In Hazberg's

theory, intrinsic motivation is related to the content of the work itself, and therein lies the

psychological need for growth and recognition. Humans are also by nature on this earth

to worship Allah SWT, just as a teacher is motivated to teach and carry out his first

worship, as explained in the Qur'an letter Azzuriyat. 56: 56.

This study suggests that motivation positively impacts teacher performance. The

indications demonstrate how psychological, security, social, self-esteem, and self-

actualisation needs can enhance a person's motivation for work. The results of the

statistical testing on the impact of motivation on teacher performance indicate that Ha is

accepted and Ho is rejected, with a significance value of 0.028, or less than 0.05, and a

count value of 2.424>, table 1.99346. Thus, it is evident that H1 is approved since

motivation improves instructor effectiveness.

This study aligns with previous research findings. (Andriani et al., 2018)Sudirman

et al. (2019) argued that each individual/teacher's motivation dramatically influences the

progress of the teacher's performance, which in turn will improve school performance.

Work discipline demonstrates employees' compliance with rules to meet

organisational objectives (Salim & Ernanda, 2023). Work discipline among employees

can produce high-performing workers since more disciplined workers will perform better

overall and conversely.

According to this study, a person's attitude toward following the established

guidelines and performance expectations is a good indicator of how well he or she is

performing. An individual who demonstrates high conformity with current regulations is

accountable for his work. Work discipline has a significant impact on teacher

performance, according to studies by Sukrisna et al. (2022), Yoel Brando (Sitopu et al.,

2021), and (Fauzi & Herminingsih, 2021). Ahmad Fauzi and Anik Hermaningsih contend

that raising teacher awareness of following rules and being able to succeed without

escaping consequences for persistent rule violations is one way to improve teacher

performance.

According to the tested variable, the measured value for work discipline indicates

that <0,001 can explain why <0,05 is consistent with the outcome of count 6,497>.

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However, the available data indicates that the ttable is 1,99346 that has been set. As a

result, it is possible to see that H2 is accepted and Ho is rejected based on the presumption

that strengthening work discipline will come first, then teacher performance.

Conclusion

Their motivation significantly impacts teacher performance. This indicates that

teachers' performance at Bakong Pittaya School in Thailand increases with their level of

motivation. When conventional and spiritual motivation are balanced, teacher

performance will be of higher quality. Teacher performance is also significantly impacted

by work discipline. This demonstrates that teachers' performance at Bakong Pittaya

School in Thailand will improve the more work discipline they possess.

With the T-statistic value of 6.947, the influence of work discipline is more significant

than motivation.

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