The problem of academic procrastination among university

students in Turkey

Menezes Candumba Enfraim Chilongo

ENGL 211 FPP

Outline

- Background information (definitions)

Lack of motivation

Doing non-academic activities instead of academic tasks

Keys to overcome academicprocrastination

Background information

Procrastination:- From Latin “procrastinare”

- Delay or put off

Academic procrastination25 - 70% of college students are affected by

academic procrastination

(Slomon & Rothblum, 1984; Milgram, Mey-Tal & Levinson, 1998)

1st Issue: Lack of motivation

http://helpingpsychology.com/procrastination-breaking-the-habit

Lack of motivation

Cecilia (2007)

- More than 20% of college students procrastinate on academic tasks due to loss of motivation

Source: Cecilia (2007) Academic procrastination. Retrieved from :

http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/CeciliaEssau/

To what degree do you procrastinate on school activities in general ?

When: I do not like the subject

I do not have enough energy

I just feel too lazy to start a task

10%25%

65%

2nd Issue : Doing non-academic activities instead of academic tasks

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/advising/discovery/gettingitdone.php

How often do you give up studying early in order to do more pleasant things?

Always Often Sometimes Rarely

10%

25%

60%

5%

Questionnaire Data (METU NCC Students)

How often do you allow yourself to be distracted from your work?

Often Sometimes Rarely Never

55%

40%

5% 0

Questionnaire Data

Keys to overcome academic procrastination

Motivation

Time management

- Make a daily “to-do list”

Reference List

Cecilia (2007) Academic procrastination. Retrieved December 02, 2010, from : http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/CeciliaEssau

David (2009) How to Avoid Procrastination in University. Retrieved November 11, 2010, from scribd

Froese (1984) The Effects of Task Interest and Difficulty on Procrastination. Kansas Academy of ScienceStable. Accessed: 17/10/2010 From: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3627847

Özer (2009) Exploring Academic Procrastination Among Turkish Students. The journal of Social Phychology, 149;2,241-257. Retrieved October 22, 2010, from http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/SOCP.149.2.241-257