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Which Students Benefit Most from an Intervention Aimed at Reducing Academic Procrastination?
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Baars, Gerard J. A.; Schmidt, Henk G.; Hermus, Peter; van der Molen, Henk T.; Arnold, Ivo J. M.; Smeets, Guus – European Journal of Higher Education, 2023
In higher education, many students do not complete their studies within the term allotted. A Dutch university implemented an intervention aimed to reduce this form of academic procrastination. The intervention consisted of three measures: (1) requiring students to acquire all first-year credits within their first year in university, (2) reducing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Time Management, Time to Degree
The Link between Procrastination and Graduation Rates: Evidence from the ALEKS Learning Platform
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Arnold, Ivo J. M. – Education Economics, 2023
This paper adds to the literature on the relationship between procrastination and academic performance. We measure procrastination as the speed with which students do an online math course on the ALEKS learning platform. This pre-admission course is mandatory for students that are weak in math. Using a large dataset of undergraduate students at a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Graduation Rate, Time Management
Comparing Success of Female Students to Their Male Counterparts in the STEM Fields: An Empirical Analysis from Enrollment Until Graduation Using Longitudinal Register Data
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Vooren, Melvin; Haelermans, Carla; Groot, Wim; van den Brink, Henriette Maassen – International Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Background: In this paper, we investigate the predictors for enrollment and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs in higher education. We develop a sequential logit model in which students enroll in STEM education, may drop out from STEM higher education, or continue studying until they graduate in an STEM…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Gender Differences, College Students
Changes in Examination Practices Reduce Procrastination in University Students
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Schmidt, Henk G.; Baars, Gerard J. A.; Hermus, Peter; van der Molen, Henk T.; Arnold, Ivo J. M.; Smeets, Guus – European Journal of Higher Education, 2022
The purpose of the study reported here was to observe the effects of examination practices on the extent to which university students procrastinate. These examination practices were: (1) limiting the number of resits, (2) compensatory rather than conjunctive decision-making about student progress, and (3) restricting the time available for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Study Habits, Decision Making, Undergraduate Students