The Influence of Motivation and Workload on Teacher Work at SMA Negeri 1 Tigalingga

Abstract

This study aims to determine the influence of work motivation and workload on teacher performance, both partially and simultaneously, at SMA Negeri 1 Tigalingga, Dairi Regency. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method. The research population amounted to 47 teachers and all of them were sampled using a saturated sampling technique. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression with the help of SPSS version 26. The results showed that work motivation had a positive and significant effect on teacher performance, with a calculated t-value of 5.696 > t-table 2.015 and a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. Workload also had a positive and significant effect on teacher performance, with a calculated t-value of 2.626 > t-table 2.015 and a significance value of 0.012 < 0.05. Simultaneously, work motivation and workload had a positive and significant effect on teacher performance, with an F-value of 28.754 > F-table 3.21 and a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. The R Square value of 0.567 indicates that the two variables contribute 56.7% to teacher performance, while the remaining 43.3% is influenced by other factors outside the study. Based on the findings, work motivation and workload are important factors affecting teacher performance. Therefore, schools are expected to enhance teacher motivation and manage workload distribution proportionally to optimize teacher performance.