Work Environment and Work Productivity of Elementary School Teachers at COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Indonesian government implemented an online work environment in an
educational institution to prevent the spread of COVID-19, particularly by suspending
school/university activities, School organizations’ productivity is strongly influenced by the
productivity of teachers’ work. The long process of implementing online learning during the
pandemic may have impacted the teachers at Integrated Islamic Elementary Schools in terms
of productivity. In the 2020 academic year, there was a decline in teacher work productivity
of 70-75%, as measured by the effectiveness and efficiency of teachers’ abilities. The purpose
of this study was to determine the impact of the work environment on teacher productivity. A
total of 138 people were included in this study. Surveys, interviews, and questionnaires are all
used to collect data. Meanwhile, data processing and analysis were performed using a simple
linear regression method. According to the coefficient of determination test, the R-square is
0.65, indicating that changes in the teacher’s work environment have a 65% effect on the
teacher’s work productivity, with the rest influenced by other variables. The results of the
research are the work environment has a positive effect on teacher work productivity.