Predictors of job performance among religious teachers in Tahfiz Institutions in Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Author: Md Yusoff, Nur Husnina
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Teachers - Job satisfaction; Job evaluation; Religious educators - Malaysia
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99413/1/NUR%20HUSNINA%20BT%20MD%20YUSOFF%20-%20IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99413/

Job performance is the overall expected value of individuals of their behaviour which was carried out over a period of working time. This study was conducted to determine the factors that influence job performance. The study also adopts the quantitative research paradigm using the correlational research method. Data were collected from 217 number of samples of religious teachers that teach in Tahfiz Institutions in Selangor. Results on the direct effect of the analysis shows that Islamic work ethics, teachers’ commitment, self-efficacy and religiosity support significantly influence job performance. These results explain that when religious teachers have positive attitudes in their work ethics and are committed, they tend to perform in their work. Religious teachers who have high level of self-belief tends to perform in their job regardless of difficulties that they have faced. Individuals who have high level of religiosity will tend to perform in their jobs because they seek rewards in afterlife if they are ready to perform in their jobs. This study concluded that religious teachers have high level of IWE, teacher commitment, self-efficacy and religiosity in performing their job. All the independent variables show that there was significant relationship with job performance. These findings align with the notion of Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Exchange Theory that makes contribution of individual behaviour to job performance clearer. This study also provides support for Human Resource Development (HRD) to enhance career development by proposing appropriate framework derived from past studies to identify the factors that contribute towards religious teacher job performance.