Esteem Journal of English Study Programme P-Issn 2622-9323 E-Issn 2622-2213
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ESTEEM JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAMME P-ISSN 2622-9323 E-ISSN 2622-2213 INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT ON TEACHERS OF ENGLISH PERFORMANCE WITH ORGANIZATION ASTRI RIANCE Bina Insan University Lubuklinggau [email protected] Abstract The goal of this study was to know the influence of individual characteristics and work environment on Teachers of English Performance with organization commitment as a mediator variable. The method of this study was quantitative method, using associative or relationship research methods. The population of this study were 32 teacher of English at SMP Negeri in North Musi Rawas Regency. For the sample was taken by saturated sampling technique, which all the population used as the sample. The data were collected by, observation, questionnaire and documentation. The result of the study show that the Individual Characteristics variable (X1), Work Environment (X2), and Organizational Commitment (Z) to performance (Y), the correlation coefficient value is 0.686. For coefficient interval 0.60 - 0.799. , which means the relationship between the variables of Individual Characteristics, Work Environment, and Organizational Commitment towards teachers shows a strong relationship and a positive correlation value means that the correlation or relationship between Individual Characteristics, Work Environment, and Organizational Commitment to performance is unidirectional. Key Words : Individual Characteristics, Work Environment, Teachers performance, Organization Commitment I. Introduction Muhammad (2014: 50) Low of teachers’ performance can reduce the quality of The ability to speak English in the education and hinder the achievement of current era of globalization is very much learning objectives. Thus, it will not be able to needed for all elements of society. Especially in produce graduates who are superior and have education world. Teachers of English must be global competitiveness, especially in mastering able to provide the best knowledge for their foreign languages. Therefore, English teachers students. In addition, they must have an performance must be managed properly and important role in their student success in maintained so as not to decline. In fact, it understanding the material provided. Public should always be considered in order to trust in teachers of English is very depend on experience continuous improvement. perceptions with regard to status, especially On the other hand, Jaya (2017) those related to personal qualities, quality of teachers are expected to show performance on welfare, material appreciation, quality of the basis of morals and accountability. In this education, and professional standards. connection, the personality characteristics of Jaya et al (2018) teachers are teachers are closely related to the quality and professional educators with the main task of outcomes of education. Jaya (2017) Teachers educating, teaching, guiding, directing, training, who have good characteristics will make it assessing, and evaluating student learning easier for them to do their jobs, so that the outcomes. Teacher professionalism is marked resulting performance is optimal. by their expertise in education. Barnawi & Arifin 1 ESTEEM JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAMME P-ISSN 2622-9323 E-ISSN 2622-2213 Every teacher of English has different abilities, interests and other factors. This characteristics such as abilities, skills, diversity of behavior will affect the course of education, family background, and educational activities. Improved teacher environment. So they have different ways of performance is influenced by several factors, conveying learning to their students. Beside one of which is the individual characteristics of individual characteristics, there are also the teachers, where individual characteristics have other factors that influence and cannot be a very important role in improving teacher separated in the achievement of learning goal. performance. Each individual carries the Namely the work environment, an inappropriate inherent values that are formed by the work environment can create inconvenience for environment in which they live, these values are teachers in doing their assignments, so that later carried out in work situations. they do not work effectively and efficiently Based on some of these problems, the which of course affects the development of writer is interested in making a study entitled students' knowledge. INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND Teacher performance can be interpreted WORK ENVIRONMENT ON TEACHERS OF as the level of teacher success in carrying out ENGLISH PERFORMANCE WITH educational tasks in accordance with their ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT responsibilities and authorities based on performance standards that have been set for a LITERATURE REVIEW certain period in the framework of achieving a. Concept of Teacher Performance educational goals. Barnawi & Arifin Muhammad Performance Evaluation is a way to (2014 : 35 ) In order for teachers of English measure the contributions of individual performance to always be consistent, at least members of the organization to the educational institutions always pay attention to organization; the goal is to upgrade previous individual characteristics, work environment, performance and motivate future and teacher performance. Based on performance improvements. Performance observation made by writer, at 10 SMP Negeri evaluation is carried out to provide an in North Musi Rawas Regency. Several assessment of work results or work problems were found, such as in the area of achievements obtained by organizations, individual characteristics, educational teams or individuals (Krisma, 2017: 45). backgrounds, experiences, abilities, skills, The good performance can be seen different families, make Teachers of English from teachers who attend at school and teach in different ways. This has an impact on diligent in teaching, teachers teach seriously students knowledge will be received. In the field using lesson plans, teachers teach with of work environment, the lack of cooperation enthusiasm and pleasure, use methods that between teachers make their abilities less vary according to subject matter, conduct developed, lack of work equipment, such as teaching evaluation and follow up on the teaching aids and facilities, can hinder the results of the evaluation using information teaching and learning process. Lack of technology and teacher welfare was organizational commitment, such as high levels achieved (Hidayatullah, 2018) of attendance and tardiness, will have an impact on Teachers of English performance at b. Concept of Individual Characteristic SMP Negeri in North Musi Rawas Regency. With regard to individual This also affects their performance and will characteristics, that the individual brings into hinder their assigned tasks so that the resulting the organizational structure, abilities, performance is not optimal. personal beliefs, expectations, needs and This study took the object of all SMP past experiences. These are all Negeri in North Musi Rawas Regency. With the characteristics possessed by individuals and total number of English Teachers, were 32 these characteristics will enter a new people. Every teacher has different environment, namely the organization. characteristics which are caused by several Each individual has characteristics that things, for example, background attitudes, are different from each other. This difference 2 ESTEEM JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAMME P-ISSN 2622-9323 E-ISSN 2622-2213 will carry over to the world of work. dependent variable. While the research that According to Stoner in Abdurahman (1986: the writer describes currently consists of 4 87),. variables, namely 2 independent variables, one dependent variable, and one moderator c. Concept of Work Environment variable. The work environment is an internal environment that represents the factors in the organization that create a culture and III. METHODS social environment in which activities to The type of this research is achieve goals take place. (N. Umar, 2015: quantitative research, using associative or 25) relationship research methods. Associative research is research that aims to determine d. Concept of organizational commitment the relationship between two or more Worker commitment or loyalty is the variables and determine their effects. With this degree to which workers identify with the research, a theory can be built that can organization and want to continue to actively function to explain, predict and control a participate in it. (Wibowo, 2017: 75) symptom (Sujarweni, 2015: 11). This research Agreement to do something for was conducted at SMP Negari in North Musi yourself, another individual, group or Rawas Rigency, by taking all of 32 taechers of organization. Meanwhile, organizational English. The sampling technique in this study commitment reflects the level of the state is used saturated sampling technique, where where individuals identify with the all populations are used as samples. organization and are bound to its goals. This study uses three data collection (Wibowo, 2017: 76) techniques, namely: a. Observation, Commitment as the relative strength of observation is a complex process, a process an individual's identification and involvement composed of various biological and in a particular organization. The higher psychological processes. At this stage the commitment of members, the stronger of researcher makes observations of the object their emotional connection to the to be studied,