The Effect of Certification and Competency towards Teachers Quality in MAN 3 High School Tangerang, Indonesia

Zaharah^1,

¹University of Muhammadiyah Tangerang

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Zaharah. The Effect of Certification and Competency towards Teachers Quality in MAN 3 High School Tangerang, Indonesia. American Journal of Educational Research. 2014; 2(5):267-271. doi: 10.12691/education-2-5-5

Abstract

The study of the effect of certification and competency towards teacher quality has been carried out in MAN 3 High School of Tangerang, Perum Islamic Karawaci Tangerang City District, Banten Province, Indonesia, from 2013 until 2014. The main objective of this study was to determine (1) whether there is a difference in the quality of teachers before and after certification, and (2) to the extent of which the influence of certification benefit on teacher performance. The method used in this study was survey that was limited to the survey of sample. In determining the size of the sample of those teachers who had been certified, the sampling technique used was simple random technique. Descriptive quantitative by using figures and calculations with statistical methods was used on this study. The data then classified and categorized using certain tables. Simple regression analysis, two-way analysis variance with the fulfillment of the test homogeneity variance analysis, and test validity and reliability were used for data analysis. The results showed that (1) all data had met the prerequisite test analysis based on the results of test normality and linearity (2) There were positive and significant effect for certification on teacher quality.

Keywords:
certification competency teacher quality MAN 3Tangerang Indonesia

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