THE INFLUENCE OF WORK MOTIVATION ON TEACHER PERFORMANCE AT SMK PARIWISATA THROUGHOUT PADANG CITY

This research is motivated by the author's observations and is equipped with information from teachers about teacher performance in schools. Many factors affect teacher performance, one of which is work motivation. The purpose of this study is to obtain data and information about 1) teacher performance, 2) work motivation and 3) the influence of work motivation on teacher performance in Tourism Vocational Schools throughout Padang City. This research is a descriptive quantitative research. The population was 123 people and the sample was determined using the Krejcie & Morgan table of 97 people. The results of data analysis showed that 1) the performance of teachers in Tourism Vocational Schools in Padang City was good with a percentage of 88.61, 2) Teachers' work motivation was high in Tourism Vocational Schools in Padang City with a percentage of 88.28%, 3) There was a significant influence between work motivation on teacher performance with a correlation coefficient of 0.863 and a correlation significance test of 18.847. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that there is a significant influence between work motivation and teacher performance at Tourism Vocational Schools in Padang City.