Impacts of Procrastination On Students

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Impacts of Procrastination on Students
Damchoe Wangchuk (02210018)
Civil Department, College of Science and Technology
ACS101: Academic Essay
Karma Yangdon
May 20, 2022

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Impacts of Procrastination on Students
Procrastination is the action of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing
something despite knowing that there will be negative consequences for doing so. Felkner and
Falkner (2012) found that assignment submission patterns could be an indicator for identifying
at-risk students and increased rate of course withdrawals at an institution. Several studies show a
correlation between student procrastination and academic performance (Nordby et al., 2017).
Procrastination can lead to missed classes, assignments, time management and result in lower
grades. Additionally, the quality and accuracy of work can be reduced due to the pressure
associated with completing an assignment.
Procrastination of homework and assignment will give poor academic performance and
more likely to fail to complete assignment with a mind set of completing later which will
automatically result in late submission. So, basically late submission led to poor grades (Tyacke,
1998). Moreover, procrastination of work would make one to complete one’s assignment at last
moment with a work without proper content. The content would not be in a proper way as the
requirement because they will be completing work in hurry. So, when the content is not up to the
expectation than the professor would give low grades which can hamper their academic
performance.
In terms of time management, procrastination can take up a considerable amount of time,
and students often report that procrastination occupies over a third of their daily activities,
usually in the form of behaviors such as sleeping, watching TV, or playing games. It can also
cause them to experience other time-management related issues, such as missing important
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deadlines, or rushing to complete assignments without enough time (Brown, 2017). In the field
of academic performance, procrastination can lead to various issues, including worse exam
scores, worse grades, more course failures, and more course withdrawals (Horwitz, Horwitz, &
Cope, 1986, as cited in Frantzen & Magnan, 2016). Many of these issues can be attributed to
issues that procrastination causes in terms of time management. For example, if students fail to
manage their time by continually putting off studying for an important test, they will likely end
up unprepared, and get poor grade.
Procrastination can lead to various negative emotions, such as guilt, shame, and sadness
thereby it has negative impact on a person’s emotion. Without proper emotional stability, it will
hamper one’s health leading in worsening of academic performance (Harmer, 2020). So,
procrastinating of academic works can proportionally affect the emotional wellbeing resulting in
chaos. Procrastinating of academic works can really lead to anxiety and guilt which later on be a
problem for the student. So, basically if a student is not happy or going through anxiety than
he/she would probably would not be able to study and score good grades. With this, one can also
say that the student would be keeping a mind set to complete the work time rather than
procrastinating it and in near future one may able to do their work on time without any failure.
Academic procrastination transpires when students without cause delay the completion of
school projects, assignments, or academic-based activities. Academic procrastination correlates
with reduced academic grades, high-stress levels, and poor well-being. Some of the studies have
demonstrated that academic procrastination positively aligns with both anxiety and depression
propelled by negative beliefs on self-worth (Klassen, Krawchuk, and Rajani 915). Solomon and
Rothblum pioneering study on procrastination examine the incidence of academic procrastination

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among university students and evaluated the extent to which students view it as a problem. The
study also examines the motives for procrastination to better comprehend the cognitions that
contribute towards the behavioral pattern.
Lastly, Solomon and Rothblum compare the self-report of procrastination to behavioral and
cognitive measures of procrastination such as depression, anxiety, and self-esteem (Klassen,
Krawchuk, and Rajani 916). The research study has unearthed that procrastination stemming
from task averseness correlates with the study habits, as well as cognitive and affective
components. Consequently, procrastination should be considered as a behavioral, emotional, and
cognitive phenomenon which can affect the grades of academic in a grate way.
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Impacts of Procrastination on Students

Damchoe Wangchuk (02210018)

Civil Department, College of Science and Technology

ACS101: Academic Essay

May 20, 2022

Impacts of Procrastination on Students

Procrastination is the action of unnecessarily and voluntarily delaying or postponing

associated with completing an assignment.

In terms of time management, procrastination can take up a considerable amount of time,

up unprepared, and get poor grade.

school projects, assignments, or academic-based activities. Academic procrastination correlates

Rothblum pioneering study on procrastination examine the incidence of academic procrastination

contribute towards the behavioral pattern.

cognitive measures of procrastination such as depression, anxiety, and self-esteem (Klassen,

components. Consequently, procrastination should be considered as a behavioral, emotional, and

Horwitz, H. D. (1985). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy(3 rd ed.).

New York: Pearson Longman.

process, product and assessment. Porsmouth: Heinmann.

Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents.

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