This study aims to describe the conditions of work motivation and teacher performance in terms of culture in North Sumatra. This research is a quantitative descriptive research on educators in North Sumatra. The sample in this study amounted to 81 teachers (male = 29.6%; female = 70.4%) consisting of various cultures, namely: Javanese = 32.1%; Malay = 13.6%; Batak = 38.3%; Sundanese = 11.1%; and Betawi = 4.9%. Data were collected through two instruments, including the work motivation instrument, which consisted of 12 items and the employee performance instrument (the employee here is a teacher) which consisted of 12 items. Data were analyzed using JASP software analysis with descriptive techniques. The results show that Sundanese ethnicity is the highest in showing good performance compared to other ethnic groups. While the highest work motivation comes from ethnic Malay and Sundanese, meaning that teachers from ethnic Malay and Sundanese have higher work motivation than Javanese, Batak, and Betawi.

This study aims to describe the differences in teacher work motivation in terms of gender in North Sumatra. This research is a comparative study on educators in Sumatra. The sample in this study amounted to 98 teachers (male = 30.6%; female = 69.4%), the teachers who became the research sample were aged 25-58 years with a length of service as educators 1-5 years = 42.8%; 6-10 Years = 8.2%; 11-15 Years = 15.3%; 16-20 Years = 17.3%; > 20 years = 16.3. Sampling using incidental sampling technique (non-probability sampling). Data were collected through two questionnaires, including the work motivation instrument developed from the Vroom (1964) theory which consisted of 12 items. The analytical technique used was the Independent Sample t-Test with the help of JASP Version 0.14.1.0. The results show that there are differences in the work motivation of male and female teachers as evidenced by the difference in the mean (1.966), male teachers have higher work motivation than female teachers. However, there is no significant difference in the work motivation of male and female teachers as evidenced by the p-value> 0.05, namely sig = 0.061.