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ERIC Number: EJ978906
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1527-9316
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Differences in Procrastination and Motivation between Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Cao, Li
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v12 n2 p39-64 Jun 2012
Procrastination became increasingly prevalent among students in recent years. However, little research was found that directly compares academic procrastination across different academic grade levels. The present study used a self-regulated learning perspective to compare procrastination types and associated motivation between undergraduate and graduate students. Sixty-six undergraduate and sixty-eight graduate students responded to a packet of questionnaires concerning their experience in an educational psychology class. The results show that students' beliefs about the usefulness of procrastination were a better predictor of academic procrastination than self-efficacy beliefs and achievement goal orientations. Student age was related to procrastination types. Among the undergraduate procrastinators, the younger students were more likely to engage in active procrastination while the older students tended to engage in passive procrastination. Implications and future research directions are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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