Hubungan Antara Tipe Kepribadian dengan Indeks Prestasi Kumulatif Mahasiswa Program A Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Sumatera Utara

Abstract

The people as holistic human always related to personality structure which affecting their live including education. The theory said that a successful student in education not only influenced by Intelligence Quotient (IQ), but also it is influenced by personality dimension. The goal of this research was to find out there is correlation between type of personality and cumulative achievement index of students. It used cross sectional study method and the samples were student of Nursing Faculty of Sumatera Utara University years of 2007, 2008 and 2009. The instrument were adapted from type of personality questionnaire (Plegmatis, Sanguinis, Koleris, melankolis) which designed by Florence Litteaure’s book, Personality Plus, then type of personality correlated to academic achievement (satisfy, very satisfying and cumlaude) pursuant to Cumulative Achievement Index (CAI) of students. There is or not correlation between type of personality and cumulative achievement index assessed by the chi square test using computerized programme. The result of this research that there is correlations between type of personality and cumulative achievement index (p value = 0,044). The higest value of OR (Odds Ratio) was koleris (3,750) with comparator plegmatis. This means that koleris have chance 3,75 higher than plegmatis to get very satisfying achievement. The result of this research can be use to recognize personality and use them to optimizing the achievement of students.