Relationship of extrovert and introvert personality types against student achievement faculty of nursing USU

Abstract

Learning achievement is one indicator in determining the success of an educational institution, student learning achievement consists of three aspects, namely cognitive, affective and psychomotor aspects. The student has unique and distinctive characteristics in behaving as well as in the learning process. A good learning process will result in a good learning achievement as well. Learning achievement is a proof of the success of learning or ability of a person in doing learning activities in accordance with the weight achieved. Many factors that affect learning achievement one of them is the student's personality. Personality can affect student achievement level. This study uses a descriptive correlative design that aims to determine the relationship between the personality with student achievement. The sample in this study amounted to 234 students of the Faculty of Nursing USU, with the approach of proportionate stratified random sampling. Chi-square test results obtained a relationship of personality with student achievement with p-value value of 0.043. Furthermore, the test statistic nonparametric test sperman rho that produces strength correlation relationship of the personality variable to the achievement index of -0.050. The suggestion for further research is to include other variables that influence academic achievement such as interest, motivation, lecturer and teaching method and environmental factors so that can be seen the influence of these variables.