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Publication Date: 2020
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Procrastinating Together: Flocking Graduate Students into Groups Based on a Shared Proclivity to Procrastinate
Harding, Lora Mitchell
Marketing Education Review, v30 n2 p112-117 2020
Marketing instructors have long struggled with the issue of free-riding in groups. "Flocking" students based on shared motivation levels has been found to reduce free-riding among undergraduates, but this method may be less effective in graduate courses where student motivation is often more homogeneous. This article presents a modified flocking method whereby graduate students are flocked into groups according to their proclivity to procrastinate, such that students with a high (low) proclivity are matched with similar others. The results of a quasi-experiment show that graduate students flocked by procrastination proclivity (vs. motivation) report less free-riding and better perceived learning outcomes.
Descriptors: Time Management, Graduate Students, Group Dynamics, Group Membership, Student Motivation, Homogeneous Grouping, Group Activities, Cooperative Learning, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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