The Effect of Procrastination on Academic Performance of Online Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution

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  • Irma S. Jones University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Dianna C. Blankenship University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jbd.v19i2.2053

Keywords:

Business Diversity, Business, Procrastination, academic, Online, Hispanic Serving Institution

Abstract

Procrastination is a universal conundrum among undergraduates. Furthermore, the effects such procrastination may have on academic performance is a concern. This study seeks to better understand the relationship between academic performance and the actual time of submission of assignments relative to the deadline imposed on those submissions. The authors investigated the effect of academic assignment submission time and the academic grades earned before, on, and after the assignment submission deadline. These results suggest that the earlier assignments are submitted, the higher the grades tend to be. Therefore, if faculty can help undergraduate students cultivate the habit of earlier submission of assignments, the better those students should do in their studies

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Published

2019-07-04

How to Cite

Jones, I. S., & Blankenship, D. C. (2019). The Effect of Procrastination on Academic Performance of Online Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution. Journal of Business Diversity, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.33423/jbd.v19i2.2053

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