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ERIC Number: EJ631393
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
A Case Study of Procrastination in a Computer Assisted Introductory Psychology Course.
Wambach, Cathrine; Brothen, Thomas
Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v17 n2 p41-52 Spr 2001
Examines the performance of four developmental students in a psychology class, each of whom demonstrated a specific type of procrastination: (1) avoidance; (2) arousal; (3) fear of failure; and (4) disorganized or rebellious. States that students were alike in their tendency to postpone work, but they varied in levels of anxiety, timing of work, and amount of work completed. (Contains 19 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Self Management, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Study Habits, Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Time on Task
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Procrastination