PENGARUH SUPERVISI AKADEMIK OLEH KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN PROGRAM PENGEMBANGAN TENAGA PENDIDIK TERHADAP KINERJA GURU TAMAN KANAK-KANAK GUGUS V KECAMATAN HARAUKABUPATEN LIMA PULUH KOTA

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This researchadopts thequantitative method with the causal design. It aimsto investigatethe
impactsof academic supervision and educatorsdevelopmentprogramson kindergarten
teachers’ performance in Harau Lima Puluh Kota regency. The population of this research
is60 kindergarten teachers in the Harau sub-district. The data were collected fromMarch
untilApril 2016. The variables of theresearch areacademic supervision given by the
headmasters, educators development programs, and teachers’ performance. Based on the
analysis, someconclusionsare drawn:1) there aresignificant and positive impactsof
academic supervision by the headmastersonthe educators’ performance;the hypothesis
isaccepted, 2) there areno significant impactsof educators’ development programs onthe
teachers’ performance;the hypothesis isthen rejected, 3) academic supervision by the
headmasters and the educator development programs simultaneously affect the teachers’
performance as indicated bythe probability value (sig) < 0,05. The research have some
implicationsonthe higher intensity of academic supervision in the learning process,
observation, curriculum development, and professional development;the teacherswill have
a better performance accordingly.
Keywords: Academic Supervision, Educator Development, Teacher Performance.