THE EFFECT OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING, PEDAGOGIC COMPETENCY AND WORK CLIMATE ON TEACHER PERFORMANCE AT STATE ISLAMIC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (MTsN) OF SOUTH LAMPUNG

This study analyses the effect of In-Service Training, pedagogic competence, and work climate simultaneously on teacher performance at MTsN of South Lampung. The research method used was the quantitative method. The data were collected using questionnaires, interviews, observations, and documentation. The first results of this study indicated that based on the hypothesis test results, In-Service Training posed a significant effect on teacher performance with a t-critical value of 1.668, a t-observed value of 1.954, and the Sig. value of 0.004. Therefore, the t-observed value was greater than the t-critical value(1,954>1,668) and the            Sig. value of 0.04 was less than 0.05. These results indicated that Ha was accepted. The second results of this study indicated that educational competence had a positive and significant influence on the performance of MTsN teachers in the South Lampung Regency. This result was supported by the t-critical value of 1.668, the t-observed value of 10.081, and the Sig. value of 0.00. Therefore, the t-observed value was greater than the t-critical value (10.081>1.668) and the Sig. value of 0.00 was less than 0.05, which means Ha was accepted. The third result showed that the work climate variable had a positive and significant effect on teacher performance at MTsN in South Lampung Regency with a t-critical value of 1.668, the t-observed value of 2.063 the Sig. value of 0.01. Therefore, the t-observed value was greater than the t-critical value (2.063<1.668) and the Sig. value of 0.01 was smaller than 0.05, which means Ha was accepted. The fourth result of this study indicated that the In-Service Training, pedagogic competence, and work climate had a simultaneous effect on teacher performance. The F-observed value evidences these results. Of 192.454, which was smaller than the F-critical value of 2.75 with a significance of 0.00.