The Relationship Between Locuc of Control & Problem Solving Ability Among Al- Najah University Students in Nablus in West Bank

This Study is one of the most important areas in the field of research. It aims at identifying the relationship between Locus of control & Problem Solving ability among AL- Najah University Students in Nablus in West Bank. It also aims at exploring loucus of control & Problem Solving ability among the students . as influenced by different variables " Sex, specialization, Academic level, area of residency". To achieve these two objectives a stratified random sample was drawn from the students of 2nd, 3rd, 4th year academic levels in At Najah University in Nablus in West Bank. The Sample number was ( n= 231) students. "62 male students, 47 female students from 2nd year level, "40 male students, 34 female students from 3rd year level, "22 male students, 26 female students from 4th year level. It represents All Palestinian area of residency "city, village, camp". In order to measure Locus of control the researcher used Rotter locus of control scale which has been modified to suit the Palestinian environment. The researcher used Happner and Petrson which has been modified to suit the Palestinian environment. in order to measure problems solving ability . After collecting data & analyzing it statistically. The following results were obtained : • The random sample of Al-Najah University students were with an external Locus of control & achieved high degree in problem Solving ability. • Significant statistical differences ( at the level α =0,05 ) in Locus of control scores were found among the random sample of Al- Najah University students due to sex; Female were more external . • Significant statistical differences of the level (α = 0.05) in problem solving ability scores were found among the random sample of AL Najah students due to sex; Male were more effective proplem solvers. • No significant statistical differences of the level (α = 0.05) in Locus of control scores were found among the random sample of AL-Najah university students due to specialization . • No significant statistical differences of the level (α = 0.05) in problem solving scores were found among the random sample of AL-Najah university students due to specialization . • No significant statistical diffrences of the level (α = 0.05) in Locus of control scores were found among the random sample of AL-Najah university students due to academic level • No significant statistical diffrences of the level (α = 0.05) in proplem solving ability scores were found among the random sample of ALNajah university students due to academic level . • Significant statistical diffrences of the level (α = 0.05) in Locus of control scores were found among the random sample of AL-Najah university students due to area of residency ;City residents were more external compared with camps residents . • No significant statistical differences of the level (α = 0.05) in problem solving scores were found among the random sample of AL-Najah among the random sample of AL-Najah due to area of residency. • Negative correlation relationship between Locus of control & Problem solving ability .The results showed that as higher External Louns of control as lower Problem solving ability , but with no significant statistical differences of the level (α= 0.05) among the random sample of AL-Najah university students.