The Effect of the Use of the Internet for Learning Activities and Pedagogic Abilities on Teacher Performance

Abstract

This study aims to describe the impact of internet use for learning activities and pedagogic abilities on teachers’ performance. The study adopted a census design approach. The data in this study were collected using a closed questionnaire from a population of 68 teachers at Jumantono State Vocational High School, Karanganyar, Indonesia. The results of data analysis obtained the regression equation Y = 27.280 + 0.303 + 0.467. In addition, the results showed that partially and simultaneously internet use and pedagogical ability had a significant effect on improving teacher performance as indicated by the t-count x1 3.140, tcount x2 4.877 > t table x1, x2 1.997 and the F test obtained F-count > F-table, which is 39.427 > 3.14 and a significance value <0.05, which is 0.003. The results of the coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.534, show that the magnitude of the influence of internet use and pedagogic ability on teacher performance is 53.4%, while the remaining 46.6% is influenced by other variables not examined in this study.