This study aims to determine the implementation stage of history learning process for students at the
Pesantren Buya Hamka; the stages of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of students regarding nationalism
and patriotism; and the correlation of leadership variables, school climate, teacher performance, and pesantren
culture to history learning and also to students’ knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding nationalism and
patriotism. This study also aims to find out the significant influence of historical learning variables on knowledge,
knowledge variables on attitudes and attitudes on students’ behavior. This study combines survey research
quantitative approach with descriptive, correlation, and regression methods. The results show there is a
significant correlation between independent variables with historical learning variables and student knowledge
variables about nationalism and patriotism. Meanwhile, there is no significant correlation between independent
variables and student behavior variables. The results also show only the history of learning variables among the
five independent variables that significantly influence the knowledge of nationalism and student patriotism.
Student knowledge variables about nationalism and patriotism partially also affect changes in student attitudes,
while changes in student attitudes do not affect linearly on changes in student behavior.
Keywords: history learning; knowledge; attitudes and behavior; nationalism; patriotism.