JOURNAL OF BUSINESS DIVERSITY
The Effect of Procrastination on Academic Performance of Online Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution
Author(s): Irma S. Jones, Dianna C. Blankenship
Citation: Irma S. Jones, Dianna C. Blankenship, (2019) "The Effect of Procrastination on Academic Performance of Online Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution", Journal of Business Diversity, Vol.19, Iss. 2, pp. 10-15
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
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.
