procrastination is a widespread phenomenon that has been associated with the most of cognitive, emotional, and motivational factors, about which a clear and integrated picture is still lacking, though. the aim of this study was to use primary established psychological procrastination-related factors in the base of ellis cognitive emotional behavioral approach to examine whether reliable subgrou...

Introduction: Research about student performance has traditionally considered academic procrastination as a behavior that has negative effects on academic achievement. Although there is much evidence for this in class-based environments, there is a lack of research on Computer-Based Learning Environments (CBLEs). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate student behavior in a blended ...

This study investigated the relation between dilatory behaviors and performance in students whom we randomly assigned to either an online or a traditional, lecture introductory psychology class. Both sections had full access to a class Web site. There were no reliable differences between the 2 sections of the class on the measures of procrastination, exam performance, or attitudes toward the cl...

In this paper we present the procrastination approach to the treatment of ambiguity, particularly in the context of natural language interfaces. In this approach, we try not to notice ambiguity unless we have the knowledge to resolve it available. In order to support this approach, we have developed a collection of structures that describe sets of possible interpretations efficiently. We have i...

Have you ever purposefully delayed or postponed a goal-directed action (for example, writing an essay or filling out tax forms) despite strong intentions to achieve the goal and suffident opportunities to pursue it7 If so, then you are in good company: so has a large percentage of the general (15 to 20 percent) 1 and the academic (80 to 85 percent of American college students) population. 2 In ...

During the 2003-2008 school years, a multi-drafting teaching method was tried and formalized in a rural college in Israel using the HighLearn MCL web-based environment. The aim of the current study was to determine the influence of procrastination and anxiety on students’ attitudes toward multi-drafting teaching methods. The research was based on three self-evident questionnaires: (1) Multi-dra...

article history: received date: 25 september, 2016 review date: 12 october 2016 accepted date:23 november 2016 printed on line: 5 january purpose the aim of the present study was to study the impact of meta cognitive skills training on the reduction of academic procrastination and anxiety exam in male students. material & method: statistical population in this study consisted of all high school...