Vol. 6, No. 3, 2021, pp. 631-640 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29210/021100jpgi0005 Contents lists available at Journal IICET JPGI (Jurnal Penelitian Guru Indonesia) ISSN: 2541-3163(Print) ISSN: 2541-3317 (Electronic) Journal homepage: https://jurnal.iicet.org/index.php/jpgi 632 The influence of principal managerial and work motivation toward teacher performance Umar Paruq 1 , Yasir Arafat 2 , Alhadi Yan Putra2 3 1 Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 1 Mekakau Ilir, Indonesia 2 Universitas PGRI Palembang, Indonesia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Jul 21 th , 2021 Revised Aug 14 th , 2021 Accepted Aug 30 th , 2021 Study aims to determine managerial influence of principals and work motivation toward teacher performance. Type of research was quantitative study using t-test and F-test. Sample was hundred of teachers. Data collection technique used questionnaire. Data analysis technique used SPSS program. Results of study (1) Principal managerial had significant influence toward teacher performance. This was evidenced by the t-count 13.998 and t-table 1.660; (2) Work motivation had significant influence toward teacher performance according to t-count 2.206 and t-table 1.660; (3) Principal managerial and work motivation had a significant influence toward teacher performance, based on the test results obtained F-count value 4.653 and F- table 3.09. There was a significant influence between principal managerial and work motivation towards teacher performance. Keyword: Principal Managerial Work Motivation Teacher Performance. © 2021 The Authors. Published by IICET. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-SA license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 Corresponding Author: Paruq, U., Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 1 Mekakau Ilir, Indonesia Email: umarsupie@gmail.com Introduction One of the important factors that has role in formation of personality and improving the quality of human resources is education. It takes support from the government and stakeholder educational actors in order to create the quality of education quality and reliable [1]. The importance of education is in line with its functions and benefits, namely providing quality human resources for developing the nation and state. Self-potential can be increased and developed such as personality, intelligence, skills, and broad insight through education. The challenges of science and technology which develop rapidly caused in growth and changes in complex directions. It can cause new problems and demands that were previously unpredictable, so that education always faces obstacles due to gaps between what is expected and the results obtained in the education process itself [2]. In carrying out its main duties and functions, a teacher has important task and function that main in order to create a good quality in education. Acting as professionals who have the duty of learning plan, implementing in learning, providing the value, providing guidance to students coupled with community service, as well as role models for the surrounding community in good attitude and behavior [3]. It takes hard and comprehensive efforts from various fields to improve the quality of professional teachers. Improvement in this direction requires sustainable development with adequate planning. In addition, the attention and respect for the professionalism of a teacher must be appreciated. In achieving this, teacher