Research Article
Do Education Budget, Classroom Quality, and Class Ratio Matter To Students’ Academic Performance? An Empirical Study In Indonesia
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290225, author={Amir Mahmud and Ahmad Slamet and Heri Yanto and Fakhruddin Fakhruddin and Nurdian Susilowati}, title={Do Education Budget, Classroom Quality, and Class Ratio Matter To Students’ Academic Performance? An Empirical Study In Indonesia}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Science, Education and Technology, ISET 2019, 29th June 2019, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ISET}, year={2020}, month={1}, keywords={education budget classroom quality student class ratio teacher qualification students’ academic performance}, doi={10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290225} }- Amir Mahmud
Ahmad Slamet
Heri Yanto
Fakhruddin Fakhruddin
Nurdian Susilowati
Year: 2020
Do Education Budget, Classroom Quality, and Class Ratio Matter To Students’ Academic Performance? An Empirical Study In Indonesia
ISET
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.29-6-2019.2290225
Abstract
The objective of this study was to analyze the direct and indirect effects of education budget, classroom quality, and student class ratio on students’ academic performance through teacher qualification. The population of this study was all regencies and cities in Java and Madura Islands, there were 112 regencies or cities. The variables of the research were education budget, classroom quality, student class ratio, teacher qualification, and students’ academic performance. It used the secondary data from the ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. Then, they were analyzed with descriptive and path analysis. The results of descriptive analysis showed that 93.88% of teachers were qualified since they got the bachelor degree, 279 classrooms were excellent, education budget was IDR 1,891,047 per student, and students’ academic performance was only 59.20. Then, the research found that education budget gave a positive effect on students’ academic performance through improving teacher qualification. Education budget also influenced students’ academic performance through improving the classrooms quality.