Jek Amidos Pardede and Galvani Volta Simanjuntak
Background: Locus of control is a concept that explains whether someone feels that the control of their lives is in the hands of their own hands (internal locus of control) or is in the hands of other people's hands or other things (external locus of control). Locus of control is one of the factors that influence learning achievement. Aim: This study aims to determine the relationship of Locus of Control with student achievement in level II of the Nurses Study Program at the Sari Mutiara Indonesia University in Medan. Method: The research design used is descriptive correlation with cross sectional approach. The population in this study was 150 students of the Nurses Study Program at Sari Mutiara Indonesia University. The sampling technique uses a random sampling technique where the number of samples is 109 people. Result: The results of the study with the Spearman rank statistical test obtained p-value=0.022 (p<0.05) with r=-0.220 (2.0-3.99=low). Conclusion: The conclusion is that there is a weak relationship between Locus of Control and student achievement in level II of Nurse Study Program at Sari Mutiara Indonesia University in Medan.
