The problem of academic

procrastination among university

students in Turkey

Menezes Candumba Enfraim Chilongo

ENGL 211 FPP
Outline
- Background information (definitions)

 Lack of motivation
 Doing non-academic activities instead of
academic tasks
 Keys to overcome academic
procrastination
Background information
 Procrastination:
- From Latin “procrastinare”
- Delay or put off

 Academic procrastination
25 - 70% of college students are affected by
academic procrastination

(Slomon & Rothblum, 1984; Milgram, Mey-Tal & Levinson, 1998)

 1st Issue: Lack of motivation

http://helpingpsychology.com/procrastination-breaking-the-habit
Lack of motivation
 Cecilia (2007)

- More than 20% of college students procrastinate

on academic tasks due to loss of motivation

Source: Cecilia (2007) Academic procrastination. Retrieved from :

http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/CeciliaEssau/
To what degree do you procrastinate on
school activities in general ?

65%

25%
10%

When: I do not I do not have I just feel too lazy

like the subject enough energy to start a task
 2nd Issue : Doing non-academic activities
instead of academic tasks

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/advising/discovery/gettingitdone.php
How often do you give up studying early
in order to do more pleasant things?
Questionnaire Data (METU NCC Students)

60%

25%
10%
5%

Always Often Sometimes Rarely

How often do you allow yourself to be
distracted from your work?
Questionnaire Data

55%
40%

5% 0
Often Sometimes Rarely Never
Keys to overcome academic
procrastination
 Motivation

 Time management
- Make a daily “to-do list”
Reference List
 Cecilia (2007) Academic procrastination. Retrieved December 02,
2010, from : http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/CeciliaEssau

 David (2009) How to Avoid Procrastination in University. Retrieved

November 11, 2010, from scribd

 Froese (1984) The Effects of Task Interest and Difficulty on

Procrastination. Kansas Academy of ScienceStable. Accessed:
17/10/2010 From: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3627847

 Özer (2009) Exploring Academic Procrastination Among Turkish

Students. The journal of Social Phychology, 149;2,241-257. Retrieved
October 22, 2010, from http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/SOCP.149.2.241-257