Abstract
Procrastination represents a significant chronic tendency of individuals to delay tasks manifested in various fields of human activities, including their academic life. Even though the results of available research show that almost every student is a procrastinator, in Slovak research, not much attention has been paid to this phenomenon. In the presented paper, the authors deal with the topical issues of academic procrastination in university students enrolled in bachelors and masters teacher training programmes and present the partial results of an original research study in the discussed field according to the variable of the level of university studies. The sample consisted of 748 respondents from the above specific target group and is evenly distributed. For the purposes of the research, an author-constructed questionnaire was used. The results indicate that teacher trainees in master programmes miss deadlines more frequently and they tend to procrastinate in relation to their academic tasks more than their colleagues in bachelor programmes. The presented research brings unique data from the Slovak academic environment and has implications for further research in the field of academic procrastination.
Highlights
As assumed by Chovancová (2020), procrastination applies to almost everyone
The issues of academic procrastination are dealt with, and the partial results of a research study carried out on a sample of university students enrolled in bachelors and masters teacher training programmes are presented
The above findings – i.e. higher degrees of academic procrastination in teacher trainees in masters study programmes compared with teacher trainees in bachelors study programmes – can have several possible explanations
Summary
As assumed by Chovancová (2020), procrastination applies to almost everyone. According to Zengevald (2020), Jarrett (2020), Sirios and Pychyl (2016), Ludwig (2013), and Vion (2016), procrastination represents a significant chronic tendency of an individual to postpone (especially unpleasant) tasks. Gabrhelík et al (2006) claim that individuals procrastinate when they delay starting or finishing a task. Academic procrastination can be considered an exception. The issues of academic procrastination are dealt with, and the partial results of a research study carried out on a sample of university students enrolled in bachelors and masters teacher training programmes are presented. The aim of the study is to bring unique data on academic procrastination from the Slovak university environment
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