Pengaruh pembangunan profesional dan kompetensi profesional Guru terhadap penambahbaikan berterusan Sekolah di Sarawak

The postponement of Malaysia as a participant in TIMSS 2019, incompetency in planning and implementation of teaching, insufficient number of non-optional Malay language teachers who are proficient and competent based on the result of Malay
Language Proficiency Test (MLPT) especially in Sarawak were few of the main issues and challenges in achieving teachers' professionalism competency in Malaysia. Thus, this study is to identify the influence of professional development and teacher
professional competency on school continual improvement in Sarawak. This study uses cross sectional survey method with three instruments namely (a) Professional Development (b) Teacher Professional Competency (c) School Continual
Improvement (4PKGBS Instrument) to collect data from 375 respondents, by stratified sampling of 75 national secondary schools from 12 divisions in Sarawak. The findings showed that the level of professional development, teacher professional
competency and school continual improvement are high. There is a significant influence of professional development and teacher professional competency on school continual improvement. Teacher professional competency is the mediator of the relationship between professional development and school continual improvement. In conclusion, this study indicates level of professional development and a high teacher
professional competency influence on school continual improvement. As such, professional development, teacher professional competency and continual improvement in Sarawak national secondary schools should be prioritised with
consideration by stake holders at every administrative level of education in Malaysia.