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Correlates of Academic Procrastination and Mathematics Achievement of University Undergraduate Students

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Akinsola, Mojeed Kolawole, Tella, Adedeji, Tella, Adeyinka·2007·EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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Procrastination is now a common phenomenon among students particularly those at the higher level. And this is doing more harm to their academic achievement than good. Therefore, this study examined the correlates between academic procrastination and mathematics achievement among the university mathematics undergraduate students. The study used a total sample of 150 part 3 and 4 students in the department of mathematics and mathematics education students in the university of Ibadan and university of Lagos, Nigeria. The 35 items academic procrastination scale developed and validated by Tuckman (1991) was used for the collection of data, in conjunction with the subjects GPA scores till date in mathematics. Findings indicates that: a significant correlation was found in the academic procrastination and academic achievement of the subjects in mathematics, significant difference also exists in the levels of procrastination and mathematics achievement of the subjects, with low procrastinators performing better than the moderate and the high procrastinators. Results further reveals the subjects procrastinate the same way irrespective of their gender. Implications of procrastination on academic achievement of students at all levels generally and some effective ways of remediation of procrastination were suggested.

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Authors
Akinsola, M. K., Tella, A., & Tella, A.
Affiliations
University of Botswana (BW)
Corresponding author
Akinsola, Mojeed Kolawole
Venue
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
Published
2007-12-23
Volume
3
Issue
4
ISSN
  • 1305-8215 (ISSN-L)
  • 1305-8223
OpenAlex
W2185627630
Cited by
184
References
21
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2.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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cc-by
Locations
  • Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Greater South Information System
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Keywords
academic procrastination, mathematics achievement, undergraduate students, mathematics education students, gender differences, academic performance, grade point average

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