Notre Dame of Midsayap College

College of Education

ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION PRACTICES AND SELF-MOTIVATION

AMONG FRESHMEN COLLEGE EDUCATION STUDENT IN NOTREDAME OF
MIDSAYAP COLLEGE

Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this research is to know the Practices and Motivation on Academic
Procrastination among freshmen Students (CED) of Notre Dame of Midsayap. The
researchers seek to answer the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of the age, sex, religion, home address,
parent’s occupation?

2. What are the practices on academic procrastination of the respondents in terms of time
management, personality, peer and social media utilization?

3. How do respondents motivate themselves to avoid academic procrastination in terms of

Family related, Physical activities and adopting Good habits/skills?

4. Is there a significant difference on practices and self-motivation on academic

procrastination when the respondents are grouped according to sex?
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Part I. Profile of the respondent

Direction: Please supply the information needed.

A. To be answered by the student-respondent.

Age: 17

18

19
Others please specify:____________

Sex: Female

Male

Religion: Catholic

Islam

Others please specify: ____________

Home address: ______________

Parent’s occupation:

Farmer

OFW

Teacher

Soldier

Police

Others please specify: _______________

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Part II. Academic Procrastination practices questionnaire.

Directions: Below are items setting out the practices on Academic procrastination. You are
asked to respond by checking (/) the number (1, 2, 3 or 4) at the right side of the item which
you perceive corresponds to your answer.

1 means “Never”

2 means “Seldom”

3 means “Sometimes”

4 means “Always”

Items SCALE
1 2 3 4
A. Time Management (N) (S) (Som) (A)
1. I wait until the last minute to do things.
2. I rarely ask about the schedule.
3. I often find myself performing task that I had intended to do days
before the deadline.
4. I do assignments just before they are to be handed.
5. I am continually saying I’ll do it tomorrow.
6. I generally delay before starting on work I have to do.
7. I usually have to rush to complete a task on time.
B. Personality
8. I usually prioritize others beside my assignments.
9. I become moody answering on time.
10. I find it difficult to make a decision the moment I am faced with it.
11. I have no knowledge on how to do it.
12. I am aware I was supposed to do that.
13. I work better under pressure.
C. Peer
14. I spend much time with my peer.
15. I give in to peer pressure easily.
16. I always have time to bond with my friends instead of answering my
tasks.
17. I have skipped online classes, when others have urged me to be with
them.
18. I wait for my classmate’s presentation to learn how to prepare my
work.
19. I wait for my friends to send answers for the assignment.
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D. Social media 1 2 3 4
(N) (S) (SOM) (A)
20. I find it hard concentrating on my studies when I get hooked in
social media.
21. I spend more time on social media than doing my task.
22. I usually take care of the entire task I have to do before I open my social
media account.
23. I am not distracted from my studies when I found myself watching
my favorite vloggers.
24. I more entertained in using social media sites especially watching
Korean dramas.
25. I forget my tasks because of online games.

Part III. Self-motivation Practices Questionnaire.

Directions: Below are items setting out the self- Motivation to avoid Academic
procrastination. You are asked to by checking (/) the number (1, 2, 3, or 4) at the right side of
the item which corresponds to your answer.

1 means “Does not resemble me” (DRM)

2 means “Resembles a little” (RAL)

3 means “Resembles Much” (RM)

4 means “Resembles Very Much” (RVM)

Items Scale
A. Family Related 1 2 3 4
(DRM) (RAL) (RM) (RVM)
I tend to overcome Academic Procrastination when…
1. I think of the hard work of my parents.
2. My parents show concern in my studies.
3. My parents appreciate my good grades.
4. My parents give a reward for my accomplishment.
5. My parents set challenging goals.
6. My parents remind me about my delayed tasks.
7. I think about our financial status.
8. My parents are always supporting me in my studies.
9. My parents persuade me to achieve my goals.
1 2 3 4
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(DRM) (RAL) (RM) (RVM)

B. Physical Activities
10. I spend my time in working out such as jogging.
11. I spend my time on meditation.
12. I joined in outdoor activities.
13. I create my physical goals for a week.
14. I Improve my skills to be physically healthy.
15. I Exercise to increase my general feeling.
16. I Feel more control of myself and take regular exercise.
17. I do stress releasing activities
18. I unwind through walking around beautiful views.
C. Good Habits
19. I eliminate distractions
20. I prioritize my goals
21. I think about my tasks
22. I study harder to improve my performance when I get low
grades
23. I work better under pressure
24. I finish my duties before the deadline
25. I accomplish all the things I planned to do in a day

THANKYOU & GODBLESS 