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Academic Procrastionation - Coggle Diagram
Academic Procrastionation
Definition of Academic Procrastination
intentionally deferring or delaying assignments such as reading or writing that must be completed in a period of time
TYPES: passive procrastination and active procrastination. In this type of classification, passive procrastinators involuntarily delay their tasks due to slow decision-making, while active procrastinators consciously delay their tasks for various reasons such as motivation or working well under pressure
Explaining factors
High/low demanding parents
Anxiety issues
Irrational beliefs
low self-regulation
low self-efficacy
learnt helplessness
exam anxiety
low motivation
perfectionism
task averesiveness
motivation
value attribution
Results
Negative Results
Health issues
Anxiety problems
Low academic achievement
Positive Results
High achievement with the help of time pressure
Positive effects of doing a more preferable activities (hanging out w/friends)
Important Studies and Researchers
Ferrari, J. R., Johnson, J. L., & McCown, W. G. (1995). Procrastination and task avoidance: Theory, research, and treatment. Springer Science & Business Media.
Solomon, L. J., & Rothblum, E. D. (1984). Academic procrastination: Frequency and cognitive-behavioral correlates. Journal of counseling psychology, 31(4), 503-509.
Rothblum, E. D., Solomon, L. J., & Murakami, J. (1986). Affective, cognitive, and behavioral differences between high and low procrastinators. Journal of counseling psychology, 33(4), 387- 397.
Schouwenburg, H. C. (1992). Procrastinators and fear of failure: An exploration of reasons for procrastination. European Journal of personality, 6(3), 225-236.
Schouwenburg, H. C., & Lay, C. H. (1995). Trait procrastination and the big-five factors of personality. Personality and individual differences, 18(4), 481-490.
Curricular Perspective
Need analysis: understanding learners' needs and their interaction with the context
Accomodating objectives, content, methodology and evalution according to needs (e.g. reasons such as low motivation, task averesiveness etc. can be altered with the help of curricular activities)
Definition of Procrastination
needlessly delaying a task,
a failure of self-regulation, stemming from a lack of clear goals and standards, a lack of monitoring, and a lack of control over one's impulses
Behavioral aspect
individual tendencies to
apply self-control to the solution of problems
Coginitive aspect
attribution of success, self-competency and perfectionist self-traits (knowing delaying is harmful but not being able to control it.
Affective aspect
feeling anxiety