a r t i c l e i n f o Procrastination is a self-defeating behavior that occurs when present self chooses to delay a task action in favor of future self taking on this task later. Given this dynamic between present and future self with procrastination, we hypothesized that higher levels of perceived self-continuity would be related to lower levels of self-reported procrastination , because highe...

Introduction. While group work that takes place in education contexts has been studied by researchers, student collaborative research behaviour has received less attention.This empirical case study examined the strategies that students use and the obstacles they encounter while working in collaborative information seeking contexts on an in-class assignment. Methods. Participants were college st...

Procrastination is extremely prevalent and pernicious form of self-regulatory failure, or the tendency to postpone an activity under one’s control to the last possible minute, or even not to perform it at all, that is not entirely understood. Procrastination is the deferment of actions or tasks to a later time, or even to infinity. It is the avoidance, or deferment, without good reason, of an i...

As postponing action strategy, for the last moment procrastination is one of factors causing problems in study. The objective study identification links between indicators academic procrastination, stressors, responses to stressors and achievements. research was implemented on base sample which amounted 435 from 17 25 years old (? age = 19,03). comparative analysis among groups students with di...

Researchers and practitioners have long regarded procrastination as a self-handicapping and dysfunctional behavior. In the present study, the authors proposed that not all procrastination behaviors either are harmful or lead to negative consequences. Specifically, the authors differentiated two types of procrastinators: passive procrastinators versus active procrastinators. Passive procrastinat...

Procrastination is a prevalent and pernicious form of self-regulatory failure that is not entirely understood. Hence, the relevant conceptual, theoretical, and empirical work is reviewed, drawing upon correlational, experimental, and qualitative findings. A meta-analysis of procrastination's possible causes and effects, based on 691 correlations, reveals that neuroticism, rebelliousness, and se...

In general, research confirms that learning is more effective when students obtain feedback regarding their learning progress. Currently, new versions of e-learning platforms include indicators that provide some static feedback mechanisms and help both learners and educators in planning their learning strategies. This paper explains the usage of indicators in current e-learning systems, generat...