The Correlation between Professional Development Training and English Teachers' Competence

Abstract

This study focuses on finding the correlation between professional development training and English teachers' competence in Pidie regency. This study belongs to a correlational study with the total sample of 30 English teachers of senior high school both state and private schools in Pidie regency. In collecting the data, the writers administered two set of questionnaires that asks about teachers' opinion about the training given and perception about their competence.Then in analyzing the obtained data, the writers used Pearson Product moment correlation formula. All obtained data were calculated by using SPSS software. The findings of the study revealed that there is a strong correlation between professional development training and English teachers competence with the coefficient correlation value or r value of 0.75.