An Experimental Study on Academic Procrastination: Effects of Weekly Homework
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Academic procrastination, self-regulationAbstract
The present study aimed at comparing the students’ procrastination and self-regulatory scores after obtaining some strategies possibly improve the self-regulatory behaviours. The strategies included weekly course assignments, reflector writings and presentations on various topics. The subjects were 141 students enrolled in Educational Sciences department in a public university in Turkey during the second term of the 2012 -2013 academic year. Results of the analyses showed that the strategies used did not influence on students’ procrastination but self-regulatory behaviours.Downloads
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