A STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND LEARNING MOTIVATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The current study was designed to investigate the relationship between time management skills and students’ motivation at university level. It was a correlational study. Present study aims to explore the relationship between time management techniques and motivation of students at university level. The
respondents of the investigation comprised of all the students enrolled at university level in district Faisalabad. Four hundred students were selected randomly from the disciplines of BS. Ed, BS Physics, BS Urdu and BS Mathematics. We observed more female students enrolled than males in arts and science subjects. The respondents belonged to second semester, fourth semester and eighth semesters. We ensured equal participation of the students from GC University and University of Education. Self-constructed instrument named Time Management and Motivation Survey (TMMS) used by the researcher for data collection. Analysis of the data was conducted using by SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). The results revealed there was a significant, moderate and positive correlation among the constructs of motivation and time management. It is recommended appropriate training may be provided to the teachers and students about time management to improve their performance at university level.