ERIC Number: EJ1017946
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-1696-2095
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Exam Preparation: The Influence of Action Control, Procrastination and Examination Experience on Students' Goal Intention and Implementation Intention
Sommer, Lutz
Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, v11 n3 p603-630 Dec 2013
Introduction: In the framework of the intention-behavior-gap analysis in relation to exam preparation I examined whether intention--subdivided into goal and implementation intention--is influenced directly by the determinants action control, procrastination and examination experience which is consistent with the Theory of Planned Behavior and whether their influence varies in its intensity. Method: Basis for the research was a survey (N = 204) which investigated university students' (research participants) exam revision. In 2010, 1,149 German engineering students with an average age of 22.5 years received written questionnaires. 204 students were included in the overall evaluation. I used a structural equation modeling path analysis method to examine the possible relations between the above mentioned variables. Results: The results show that the determinant examination experience has a significant and substantial influence on implementation intention, whereas goal intention hasn't. This influence is also relevant with regard to the determination procrastination. Discussion: Based on the results, that examination experience influences students' exam revision more than expected by the "Theory of Planned Behavior" model. I concluded that more examination experience could be an opportunity to reduce the intention-behavior-gap. Furthermore, it could be stated that the development of implementation intention is promoted by goal intention and examination experience. A unilateral focus on goal intention is not reasonable. Examination experience can have a positive impact on procrastination behavior. In addition, it could be stated, that a lack or lower level of methodological skills or examination experience can be decisive for study success. With regard to the determination action control no influence was detected.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intention, Time Management, Student Experience, Goal Orientation, Behavior Theories, College Students, Review (Reexamination), Tests, Student Surveys, Path Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Influences, Questionnaires
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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