LINKING TEACHERS' EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION, SATISFACTION AND JOB PERFORMANCE IN MUHAMMADIYAH HIGH SCHOOLS IN EAST JAVA WITH COMPETENCE, WORK LIFE QUALITY, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Abstract Muhammadiyah, as a large organization with 558 high schools throughout Indonesia and 85 of them are in East Java, has a significant contribution to education, showing the important role of Muhammadiyah high schools in the world of education. Quality education is heavily reliant on the performance of teachers, and the Merdeka Mengajar Platform aims to encourage the development of innovative teaching methods. This study seeks to demonstrate and assess the impact of competency, quality of work life, and information technology on educational innovation, job satisfaction, and the performance of teachers. This quantitative research collected primary data with questionnaire from 347 Muhammadiyah High Schools teachers in East Java and analyzed using AMOS 20. The findings indicate that competency has a positive and significant influence on teacher innovation and performance, but its impact on teacher job satisfaction insignificantly. Quality of work life has a positive and significant effect on teacher innovation and job satisfaction, but its impact on teacher performance insignificantly. Information technology has a positive and significant effect on teacher innovation, as well as a positive and significant impact on teacher job satisfaction and performance. Innovation has a positive and insignificant effect on teacher job satisfaction, but a positive and significant impact on teacher performance. Finally, job satisfaction has a positive and insignificant impact on teacher performance.