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Effects Of Deadline Conditions On Learners Of Different Procrastination Tendencies In An Online Course, Pin Wang Jan 2011

Effects Of Deadline Conditions On Learners Of Different Procrastination Tendencies In An Online Course, Pin Wang

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three deadline conditions (i.e., frequent-instructor-set-deadline condition, flexible-instructor-set-deadline condition, and self-imposed-deadline condition) on students of different academic procrastination levels (high, medium, and low) in terms of their perceived learning, academic performance, and course satisfaction in an online course. A 3 x 3 factorial quasi-experimental design was adopted for this study. One hundred and seventy three students from three classes of different majors voluntarily participated in the study with 50 students majoring in Agriculture, 61 in International Trading, and 62 in Food Manufacturing. The three classes were randomly assigned to three …