The Influence of Competence and Personal Characteristics on Teacher Performance

competence; personal characteristics; performance

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Teachers are the spearhead in educating the nation's life. Improving teacher performance is absolutely necessary in achieving Indonesia Emas in 2045. This paper aims to examine the influence of competence and personal characteristics on teacher performance. The population in this study were all Junior High School teachers in the Central Region of Jember Regency, totaling 698 people. The number of samples was 254 teachers, calculated using the Slovin method. as many as 254 teachers, and selected using simple random sampling. Before data analysis was carried out, a prerequisite analysis test was first conducted which included reliability and validity tests. The data analysis methods used were ui alidity and reliability tests as well as direct hypothesis tests. The results showed that there was a positive and significant influence of competency variables on Performance. There was a positive and significant influence of personal characteristic variables on performance.