Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Academic Achievement of School Students

Dr. Alaka Das

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 Academic Procrastination is a complex self–handicapping psychological behaviour that affects everyone to some degree or another. It is a behaviour that occurs when people delay completing a task they intend to complete, potentially th leading to lost productivity, poor performance, and increased stress. ?e present study aimed to investigate the academic procrastination of the 12 standard school students using an adapted scale based on Tuckman Procrastination Scale (TPS1990). Result indicate no significant difference in the level of academic procrastination between boys and girls students from science and arts background. ?e result further indicate non significant negative correlation between academic procrastination and academic achievement of the school students.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr. Alaka Das, Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Academic Achievement of School Students, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 11 | November 2016

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