Academic Atmosphere, Personality, and Academic Performance

Abstract

Abstract: Academic performance is important in college. Therefore, performance appraisal is carried out on lecturers and students who contribute to academic activities. This study aims to analyze academic performance in terms of academic atmosphere and personality. The latent variables used were academic performance as an endogenous variable and academic atmosphere and personality as exogenous variables. The type of research used was explanatory research, which aimed to explain the influence between variables through hypothesis testing. The data collection technique used a Likert scale: the academic atmosphere scale contains 24 items, and the personality scale contains 30 items. Academic performance is revealed through student GPA and lecturer IKD. This research was carried out from June to July 2021 with 163 students and 37 lecturers at one university in Indonesia. The data analysis technique used SEM with the AMOS program. The results of the study show that there is a significant and positive effect of the Academic Atmosphere on Academic Performance. Furthermore, personality has a significant effect on academic performance. Keywords: academic atmosphere, personality, academic performance