Abstract:
There are several factors that affect learning achievement, includingfactorsfrom wirhin a
person (internal) and outside factors (external). The internal factors are physical health,
intelligence, motivation, interest and personality. Personality is characteristic of a person in
feeling, thinking, behave and adapt itself to its environment.The purpose of this study was to
determine correlation of personality type with learning achievement of Medical Faculty students
of Riau University batch 2010. This study design was analytic with cross sectional approach.The
subject of this study was Medical Faculty students of Riau University batch 2010. This study
sample was taken by total sampling technique. This study used questionnaire of personality type
to measure personality type and SRC to measure learning achievement. Statistical test that used
for correlation of personality type with learning achievement was lamda test. This study results
showed that there was significant correlation between personality type and learning
achievement with strength of correlation was very weak (r=0,000; p=0,000). The conclusion of
this study was most of students had type A personality and most of students GPA category were
very satisfying.
