COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2020)

Watching television films and time management skill of students as predictors of achievement motivation of primary school students: the case of Woldia Town

Mulatu, Kifle Kassaw (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2020

Abstract

The study attempted to examine students extent of Watching TV films and drama. The study followed mainly a correlation design and was conducted on 306 students drawn from three randomly selected primary schools in Woldia town,. Data on respondents’ were collected using close ended questionnaires. Pearson correlation was used to see the relation between variables, the result showed that the independent variables do have a significant relationship with the dependent variable except in low TV films and drama viewers. Extent of Watching TV films and drama of students in the study area were 23.2 % Heavy TV films and drama Viewers/above 3.5 hrs per day/,33.6 % Medium TV films and drama Viewers /between 2.5 up to  3.5 hrs per day  and 43.14 %low TV films Viewer/below 2.5 hrs per day/. Results of the multiple linear  regression revealed that Watching TV films and Time management skill of students interaction taken together explained 18.6%,11.5% and 3.5% in heavy ,medium and low TV films and dramas Viewers of the variance in achievement Motivation. Thus, based on the findings it can be concluded that Watching TV films and drama and time management skills of students are important precursors of achievement Motivation. Following the conclusion several recommendations were forwarded

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Journal Info

Abbrev

counsedu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

Description

COUNS-EDU: The International Journal of Counseling and Education Electronic ISSN: 2548-3498 is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Indonesian Institute for Counseling, Education, and Therapy in Collaboration with the Indonesian Counselor Association. Established in 2016, this journal ...