Kepribadian dan Self-Regulated Learning

Abstract

There were few studies in Indonesia that had investigated the importance of personality in learning. This hypothesis of this study was there would be significance effect of the dimensions of personality based on Big Five Personality Traits Model on self-regulated learning. This study involved 342 college students. The instrument used were Big Five Personality scale and self-regulated learning scale. The result showed that 28,9% were categorized in extraversion type, 19% were categorized in conscientiousness, 17,5% in agreeableness and 14.9% were categorized in openness. Analysis of regression showed that there is significant effect of personality on self-regulated learning (R= 0,627; R2 = 39,3%; F= 43,43; p-value <0,001). Further analysis showed that between five dimen­sions of personality, only conscienstiousness and openness that have spesific contribution on self-regulated learning. It is important then to explore the most effective strategy to improve personal characteristics such as eager to learn new things, work hard and discipline

Keywords

• big five personality traits
• conscientiousness
• opennes
• personal characteristics in learning
• self-regulated learning