The Relationship between Optimal Use of Time and Efficiency of Physical Education Teachers at Junior High Schools of Kurdistan Province

The aim of this study was to investigate and explain how physical education teachers spend their time as well as to identify time-consuming factors, and their efficiency and analysis at junior high schools. The statistical population consisted of all teachers of physical education at junior high schools in Kurdistan province and 90 teachers were randomly selected as the sample. The methodology of the study was descriptive-correlation and was application in terms of aim. Two standard questionnaires of Time Management (20 items) and Teacher's Efficiency (21 items) were used to collect data based on Likert's 5-point scale. The face validity of the questionnaires was determined and their reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha as α=0.88 for Time Management Questionnaire and α=0.84 for the Efficiency Questionnaire. Spearman rank correlation coefficient test was used to analyze the data. The results revealed that a positive and significant relationship between the optimal use of time and efficiency and also between objectives, planning and determining priorities and the efficiency of teachers of physical education at junior high schools in Kurdistan province.