Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2021
Abstract
Procrastination presents problems not only for undergraduate students, but also for undergraduate faculty, and the effects of student procrastination on academic performance is a joint concern. This two-year follow up study seeks to better understand the relationship between academic performance and the actual time of submission of assignments relative to the deadline imposed on those submissions. The authors investigated the effect of academic assignment submission time and the academic grades earned before, on, and after the assignment submission deadline. These results continue to suggest that the earlier assignments are submitted, the higher the grades tend to be. Therefore, online faculty need to encourage undergraduate online students to develop a better understanding of the potential benefits of adopting the habit of earlier submission of assignments.
Recommended Citation
Jones, I., & Blankenship, D. (2021). Year two: Effect of procrastination on academic performance of undergraduate online students. Research in Higher Education Journal, 39. https://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/203207.pdf
Publication Title
Research in Higher Education Journal
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