Bambang Budi Wiyono

The effect of self-evaluation on the principals’ transformational leadership, teachers’ work motivation, teamwork effectiveness, and school improvement

Abstract The principals’ leadership is the most important factor in determining the development of schools. In order to improve education quality, the principals’ leadership competences should be improved. The aim of this study is to test the effect of self-evaluation as the technique of the self-development of the principals’ transformational leadership and its effect on teachers’ work motivation, teamwork effectiveness and school improvement. The study was conducted in Malang, Indonesia. It used quasi-experimental research design with non-equivalent comparative group. The subjects of the study were 40 principals and 240 teachers for each experimental groups, and 40 principals and 240 teachers for the controlled group. They were chosen using cluster quota random sampling. The instrument used to collect the data was questionnaires including behaviour observation scale, numerical scale and summated rating, while the data analysis techniques were statistic descriptive, univariate and multivariate analysies of variance. Based on the data analysis, it could be concluded that the self-evaluation technique was effectively proven in improving transformational leadership, teachers’ work motivation, teamwork effectiveness and school improvement. The model of self-evaluation with feedback has a stronger effect compared to self-evaluation without feedback.

Managing Culliculum 2013 credit semester management system at National Senior High School Sidoarjo region (multi sites at Smani, Sman 3 and Sman 1 Krian Sidoarjo)

This research was aimed at finding out how Credit Semester Management System of the 2013 High School Curriculum was implemented. This research focused on three sites namely State High School # 1 Sidoarjo, State High School # 3 Sidoarjo, and State High School # 3 Krian, East Java, Indonesia. This research employed the multicases research design. The data was collected using indept interview, participatory observation, and document analysis. The data was analized using individual cases and or crosscases analyses. This research found out that: (1) The three schools planned the credit semester similarly, students were to choose their own fields of learning; (2) The three schools had similar organizing system. The differences falled on the total of Academic Guider addition; (3) The three schools Actuated the Credit Semester System Management similarly, (4) The three schools conducted supervision and evaluation similarly. The three schools conducted the graduation for students finishing their learning tasks in 260 learning hours and reaching Achievement Semester Indext of at least 2,66; and obtained good score in attitude; and passed for the school examination.

The Relationship between Attitude toward Profession of Teacher and Library Service with Learning Motivation and Achievement of Students

Research aims to describe and explain directly and indirectly the relationship of the attitude to profession of teacher, quality of lecturer’s skill in teaching, library service with learning motivation and learning achievement of Sekolah Tinggi Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (STKIP) students in East Java. Research design uses survey research with descriptivecorrelation approach. Research population is 2169 STKIP students in East Java which are taken by 200 people as sample. The sample is taken using proportional random sampling technique and data collection uses questionnaire and is analyzed using SEM program of AMOS 22 technique analysis. Conclusion of research result is: there is a direct relationship between: (1) attitude to profession of teacher with learning motivation, (2) library service with learning motivation, (3) motivation with learning achievement. There is also indirect relationship between: (4) attitude to profession of teacher with learning achievement through motivation, and (5) library service with learning achievement through motivation.

TEACHERS’ EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION, RANK LEVEL, WORKING DURATION, AGE, WORK MOTIVATION AND WORK EFFECTIVENESS

Teachers’ Educational Qualification, Rank Level, Working Duration, Age, Working Motivation, and Working Effectiveness The study investigated the effects of educational qualification, rank level, working duration and age on the elementary school teachers’ working motivation and working effectiveness. The sample of the study consisted of 438 elementary school teachers in Malang which were selected through cluster sampling technique. The study was conducted using explanatory design in the form of causal model. The data were collected using questionnaire and documentation, and were analyzed descriptively employing structural equation technique. The study revealed that that the effect of the educational qualification, rank level, working duration and age on teachers’ working motivation and working effectiveness, both directly and indirectly, was not significant.

The relationship of academic supervision, educational profession insentive and teacher competence with teacher performance at the performing middle schools in Malange, East Java, Indonesia

This research was done in 15 performing middle schools of 117 private and state middle schools in Malang City, East Java, Indonesia. This research was aimed at finding out the direct and indirect relationship of academic supervision, educational profession insentive, educators competence towards teachers perormance. The population of this research were teachers of the 15 performing schools in Malang with 146 certified national exam teachers from 11 schools as samples. This research employed the descriptive correlational method. Data were collected using valid and reliable questionairs to capture four variables, comprising the Implementation of the Academic Supervision, Educational Profession Incentive, Teacher Competence, and Teacher Performance. Data was analyzed using SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) using AMOS. 20 statistical software package. Results of the reseach revealed that (1) there was not direct significant relationship of the academic supervision towards teacher competence and performance, (2) the educational profession insentive had direct significant relationship towards the teacher competence and performance, (3) teacher competence has direct significant relationship towards teacher performance, (4) There was no indirect significant relationship between academic supervision and teacher performance through certified teacher competence, and (5) The Educational Profession incentive had direct significant relationship towards teacher perormance through teacher competence. It was suggested that teachers must have changed their method of teaching from teacher centred to student centred teaching and learning as the consequence of the 2013 curriculum using scientific method.

Competency mapping based education and training program development model at the centre of teachers and education staffs development and empowerment in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

This research was aimed at developing model of competency based education and training program by using program instruments and software for education and training services. This research employed the Borg and Gall Research and Development Method simplified by the Center of Policy Research and Innovation of The Indonesia Republic Department of Education. The research was conducted by following 5 (five) steps including initial research, initial product development, experts validation, small scale field trial, large scale field trial and product implementation. The objects of this research were leaders, staffs, and teachers. This research resulted 5 (five) products including the concept of model, guidelines of using instruments to design program tools for each level, guidelines of using tools for competency eligibility, competency mapping software, and manual of using competency mapping software. The product workability was measured through the product usage level, the ease of product usage level, the level of product readability, the level of product completeness, the level of product effectiveness, and the product attraction using five scales category.Results of this research showed that these initial 4 (four) levels categorized as very high scoring 4.81 at the validation phase, scoring 4.62 at the small scale trial phase, and scoring 4.63 the large scale trial phase, and 4.85 at the implementation phase. The product attraction level also reached very high scoring 4.86 and the satisfaction level in the implementation of the product was also very high scoring 4.60 . The software was successfully used to input 4230 vocational teachers data base. This research concluded that the product can be used by the center of Center of Automotive and Electronic Teachers and education Staffs Development, Malang, East Java, Indonesia to (1) design graded and continuous education and training program, (2) design competency assessment instruments for the quality assurance, and (3) to conduct need analysis using competency mapping software.