Siti Asiah Tjabolo, Herwin
The purpose of this study was to determine the performance of certified elementary school teachers and the influence of teacher certification on the performance of elementary school teachers in Gorontalo Province. This study uses a quantitative approach through the comparative design of two groups of data. The data group in question is data from a sample of teachers who already have an educator certificate, as well as other data groups derived from a sample of teachers who do not yet have an educator certificate. The sample of this study was 179 teachers taken by simple random sampling. Data is collected through observation. The data analysis technique used is descriptive statistics and inferential statistics through the t test. The results of the study show that there is a significant influence of teacher certification on the performance of elementary school teachers in Gorontalo Province. The results of the study found that teachers who had an educator certificate had better performance than teachers who did not yet have an educator certificate. The teacher certification program has a positive impact on Gorontalo Province. © 2020 Eskisehir Osmangazi University.
IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Gorontalo, Indonesia; Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
