RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS READING INTERESTS AND SELF-REGULATED LEARNING AT GRADUATION LEVEL: A COMPARISON OF SCIENCE AND ARTS STUDENTS

Abstract

The study under research is about the Relationship between Reading Interest and Self-Regulated Learning at Graduation Level. It presents the comparative study of science and arts students. With the boom in education and the emerging skills and techniques to enhance and facilitate learning at students' end, different skills like reading and self-regulation are the call of the day. The study shows if the students use these skills and if they have any relationships with each other. This study was quantitative in nature. The study population includes all the graduating students from different universities in the Sahiwal district. The study population included students from Okara University, Sahiwal University, and BZU Multan. The data was collected from the participants through convenient sampling. The survey technique was opted to collect data from the participants. During research, it was found that there is a significant relationship between reading skills and self-regulated learning. It was found that art students have comparatively better reading interests and self-regulated skills than science students.