PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL KEPALA SEKOLAH TERHADAP KINERJA GURU DALAM PENERAPAN KURIKULUM MERDEKA DI SMK WACHID HASYIM SIDOTOPO WETAN SURABAYA

THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ON TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN IMPLEMENTING THE MERDEKA CURRICULUM AT SMK WACHID HASYIM SIDOTOPO WETAN SURABAYA

Kata kunci: Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Kinerja guru, Kurikulum Merdeka, Kepala Sekolah

This study aims to investigate the influence of transformational leadership of the school principal on teacher performance in implementing the Merdeka Curriculum at SMK Wachid Hasyim Sidotopo Wetan Surabaya. This research is quantitative, with two variables: the transformational leadership of the school principal (X) as the independent variable and teacher performance (Y) as the dependent variable. Proportional Random Sampling technique was used, with a population of 62 and a sample of 54. Data collection was conducted through a questionnaire (Google Form), and data analysis included classical assumptions and regression analysis. The analysis results showed that the data met the classical assumptions for parametric analysis, revealing a very strong and positive relationship between transformational leadership and teacher performance (R = 0.943, R Square = 0.890). This indicates that 89.0% of the variation in teacher performance is explained by transformational leadership. The ANOVA analysis showed a significant influence of transformational leadership on teacher performance..

Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Teacher Performance, Merdeka Curriculum, Principal.