ABSTRACT

Teachers spearhead the development of national education, the task of teachers is

closely related to human resources development through education sector. by
kartena the necessary efforts to improve the quality of teachers to be
professionals for improving the quality of education can be successful. causes,
improving the quality of education depends on many things, particularly the
quality of teachers. purpose of this study is to investigate and assess the influence
of motivation and competence of teachers' performance. Research was conducted
at 20 primary schools in the cluster antapani Bandung district.
This research was conducted in a descriptive verification with quantitative
approach. population in this study were teachers civil servants (PNS), which
numbered 118 people, while the samples taken by 54 teachers.
Method of analysis using path analysis (path analysis), which is equipped with
testing the validity and reliability. based on research results using path analysis
showed that motivation and competence either partially or significantly influence
the performance of teachers. motivation directly influence the performance of
teachers by 56.1%, directly affecting kinberja competence of teachers at 48.3%.
simultaneously motivation and competence significantly influences the
performance of teachers for the remaining 59.3% is influenced by factors; other
at 40.7%.

Keywords: motivation, competence, teacher performance.