Procrastination, participation, and performance in online learning environments
ARTICLE
Nicolas Michinov, Sophie Brunot, Olivier Le Bohec, Jacques Juhel, Marine Delaval
Computers & Education Volume 56, Number 1, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
The present study focuses on a specific learner characteristic in the management of time – procrastination-, and its role in an online learning environment. More specifically, it was expected that procrastination would influence the successfulness of online learning and that this could be explained by the level of participation of learners in discussion forums. A study was conducted to test this hypothesis among a sample of learners taking a 10-week course on environmental and land use issues. As predicted, a negative relationship was found between procrastination and performance, and this relationship was mediated by the level of the learners’ participation in discussion forums. In other words, it appears that if high procrastinators are less successful online learners than low procrastinators, it is partly due to their lack of participation in discussion forums during the learning process. Additionally, some behavioral differences between high and low procrastinators were found in the times they decided to (re)start working at a distance, felt motivated to work on their course, and felt like dropping out of the course. To conclude, some practical implications for tutoring online activities and for stimulating participation in online learning environments have been proposed.
Citation
Michinov, N., Brunot, S., Le Bohec, O., Juhel, J. & Delaval, M. (2011). Procrastination, participation, and performance in online learning environments. Computers & Education, 56(1), 243-252. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved February 1, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/66772/.
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Keywords
- academic achievement
- computer mediated communication
- Correlation
- Discussion Groups
- distance education
- electronic learning
- Environmental Education
- Hypothesis Testing
- Land Use
- online courses
- online learning
- participation
- performance
- Predictor Variables
- procrastination
- Social regulation processes
- Student Behavior
- student motivation
- student participation
- Time Factors (Learning)
- Time Management
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