The Influence of Principal Leadership, Rewards, and Work Environment on Primary School Teacher Performance in Lunyuk District with Teacher Discipline as a Mediating Variable
Authors: Ardiansyah Resy , Sunarso Ali , Nugroho Sunyoto Eko 
Published: November 2023

This research aims to examine the influence of the principal's leadership, giving rewards, and the work environment on the discipline of elementary school teachers in Lunyuk District and to examine the influence of the principal's leadership, giving rewards, and the work environment on teacher performance through discipline as a mediating variable. The method used in this research is a quantitative method using primary data. The population in this study were all elementary school teachers in Lunyuk District, consisting of 18 elementary schools with a total of 166 teachers. In this study, the sample used was 117 respondents. The data collection technique used in this research was a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used in this research is multiple linear regression, and the prerequisite tests used include the normality test, heteroscedasticity test, multicollinearity test, path analysis, and Sobel test to test the influence of mediating or intervening variables. The results of the research statistically show that the influence of the principal's leadership variable on teacher discipline has a t-count of 2.075. This shows that the t-calculated value is greater than the t-table value (2.075 > 1.981), where the principal's leadership has a positive and significant effect on the work discipline of elementary school teachers. The influence of the reward variable on teacher discipline obtained a t-calculated value of -0.874. This shows that the t-calculated value is smaller than the t-table value (-0.874 < 1.981), where giving rewards does not have a significant effect on the work discipline of elementary school teachers. The influence of work environment variables on teacher discipline obtained a t-calculated value of 6.738. This shows that the t-calculated value is greater than the t-table value (6.738 > 1.981), which means that the work environment has a positive and significant effect on the work discipline of elementary school teachers. The results of the Sobel test show that the mediating role of work discipline on the principal's leadership and the school work environment has a significant effect, which can improve the performance of elementary school teachers in Lunyuk District. This can be seen in the results of the probability value being less than 0.05. Based on the results of this research, it can be concluded that the principal leadership and work environment variables have a positive and significant effect on the work discipline of elementary school teachers, while rewards do not have a significant effect on the work discipline of elementary school teachers. The results of the Sobel test show that the mediating role of work discipline on the principal's leadership and work environment has a significant effect, which can improve the performance of elementary school teachers in Lunyuk District.

Keywords: Principal Leadership, Rewards, Work Environment, and Teacher Performance