EXTRINSIC MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS AND TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN KEPALA BATAS’S SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PULAU PINANG

Abstract

To strengthen the quality of educational system, extrinsic motivation among teachers plays a major role in increasing the performance of educational organizations. However, issues on extrinsic motivation among teachers in Malaysia are still unclear and need to be enhanced. Hence, this study is attempted to identify the effect of extrinsic motivational factors in influencing teachers’ job performance in Kepala Batas’s secondary schools, Pulau Pinang. The respondents involved were teachers who are working in 10 different secondary schools at the district of Kepala Batas, Pulau Pinang. 248 respondents were involved using the quantitative research method. The data were analyzed by using descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. From the study, the findings found that the level of extrinsic motivational factors among teachers and the level of teachers’ job performance among teachers are high. Furthermore, the findings also showed a positive relationship between extrinsic motivational factors and teachers’ job performance in Kepala Batas’s secondary schools, Pulau Pinang. Besides, this study also found that teachers’ job performance have regression effect by extrinsic motivation (salary and to be promoted in the job, facilities and working conditions, role of colleagues and role of principals). According to the findings, it showed that all four dimensions of extrinsic motivation among teachers need to be concerned more as it can help in increasing teachers’ job performance.