上泽充是大学 4LAd14DTEC4来5f Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities 2. Causes of student procrastination(Jiang Yuxi) Many students suffer the procrastination face a phenomenon that they admit they are procrastinators but they feel confused about why they become procrastinators.Finding the reason why so many undergraduate students are procrastinators is very important for analyzing the boom of procrastination on Chinese campus.We will analyze the causes from three aspects-gene,environment and individual. 2.1 Genetic causes Most scientists believe that gene decides the whole human beings.We can find evidence about a person's appearance,talent,personality and so on,according to the gene sequence.People tend to do what they like but not what they must do. Procrastination always happens when we face an affair which is not our desires. Someone forces us to finish it before the deadline.Our natural reaction is to choose to do the affair we want to do first,and then do the affair out of our desire as late as we can.Instant gratification(HeferBembenutty,Stuart A.Karabenick,2004)is one of the most important genetic causes.Everyone enjoys it.Instant gratification is what lets us feel happy and satisfied in a short period.Procrastination can make people feel instant gratification when they delay the affair and do other things.The well-being rating will double when we ignore the deadline.It decided by genes and hard to get rid of it. 2.2 Environmental causes Although gene decides many parts of a person,environment is the key to initiate our potential reaction.Especially in Chinese universities,environment really affects lots of freshman and the effect will last for their whole college life.Many procrastinators live in the surroundings full of procrastinators.Procrastinators think it is the college life style or classmate that makes them become procrastinators.As we can see that, environment pushes the procrastination to occur.We will analyze the environmental causes from the following aspects. 2.2.1 Insufficient work pressure College life is no longer like high school days.There are no teachers or parents who push us to finish our homework immediately,also professors will not always check your assignment plan every day.After 12-year high intension compulsory education,students become tired and don't want the high-speed life anymore.They need time to have a rest and the loose college life makes students relax.Usually the assignment will have a due time and the work and rest regime no longer exists.Doing homework will be at the bottom of the plan list so that procrastination comes into our life.Pressure is the key motivation to push you advance.The insufficient work pressure makes student slack and not pay full attention to the work they need to finish.This is why procrastination is common when we enter the university. 5
Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities 5 2. Causes of student procrastination(Jiang Yuxi) Many students suffer the procrastination face a phenomenon that they admit they are procrastinators but they feel confused about why they become procrastinators. Finding the reason why so many undergraduate students are procrastinators is very important for analyzing the boom of procrastination on Chinese campus. We will analyze the causes from three aspects – gene, environment and individual. 2.1 Genetic causes Most scientists believe that gene decides the whole human beings. We can find evidence about a person’s appearance, talent, personality and so on, according to the gene sequence. People tend to do what they like but not what they must do. Procrastination always happens when we face an affair which is not our desires. Someone forces us to finish it before the deadline. Our natural reaction is to choose to do the affair we want to do first, and then do the affair out of our desire as late as we can. Instant gratification(HeferBembenutty, Stuart A. Karabenick, 2004) is one of the most important genetic causes. Everyone enjoys it. Instant gratification is what lets us feel happy and satisfied in a short period. Procrastination can make people feel instant gratification when they delay the affair and do other things. The well-being rating will double when we ignore the deadline. It decided by genes and hard to get rid of it. 2.2 Environmental causes Although gene decides many parts of a person, environment is the key to initiate our potential reaction. Especially in Chinese universities, environment really affects lots of freshman and the effect will last for their whole college life. Many procrastinators live in the surroundings full of procrastinators. Procrastinators think it is the college life style or classmate that makes them become procrastinators. As we can see that, environment pushes the procrastination to occur. We will analyze the environmental causes from the following aspects. 2.2.1 Insufficient work pressure College life is no longer like high school days. There are no teachers or parents who push us to finish our homework immediately, also professors will not always check your assignment plan every day. After 12- year high intension compulsory education, students become tired and don’t want the high-speed life anymore. They need time to have a rest and the loose college life makes students relax. Usually the assignment will have a due time and the work and rest regime no longer exists. Doing homework will be at the bottom of the plan list so that procrastination comes into our life. Pressure is the key motivation to push you advance. The insufficient work pressure makes student slack and not pay full attention to the work they need to finish. This is why procrastination is common when we enter the university
上帝文廷大警 MOALAE ILAD TONC ENITRSI Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities 2.2.2 Poor motive force Lots of college student are confused about their future.In the past 12- year education,entering a top university is the only target.When they achieve this target,the college life for them is unprepared.They will lose targets and wonder what they should do(Peter Gropel,Piers Steel,2008).In the background of Chinese education,most students don't have plan for their future and just follow the teacher and parents'plans.No one will tell you the next step in the university so that students used to follow the professors'demand without their thought.This will let them lack motivation. Without motivation,student will not be willing to do their jobs.Lacking of passion,people will do their jobs without passion.Poor motive force makes students aim to finish the assignment rather than perfect the assignment so that they will do other things they like and procrastinate their assignment. 2.2.3 Frequent distractions Compared with the high school life,college is more diverse.Many attractions will distract students'time and energy.Too much distraction leads to chaotic plan management.How to deal with the relationship between every affair?Most students will choose to remember the due time of every affair and when deadline is coming they start their work.They think procrastinating one affair when they have new affair to do immediately is a good way to finish every affair.It is interesting that students will console others that the deadline is far away and I won't do anything either.This is also another kind of distractions.When you hear that your classmates are not worried you will slow your working speed and lower your working efficiency.Frequent distractions make student chaotic and procrastinate until the last minutes 2.3 Individual causes For this study,we did a survey asking student in their mind what cause the procrastination.125 students attend the survey.The follow figure shows the results. the individual cause for procrastination 74 38 33 D Fig.1 6
6 2.2.2 Poor motive force Lots of college student year education, enter achieve this target, the college li targets and the background of Chinese education, most students don’t have plan for their future and just follow the teacher and parents’ plan you the next step in the university so that student professor Without motivation, student will not passion, people w students aim that they will do other things they like and procrastinate their assignment. 2.2.3 Frequent distractions Compared with attractions will distract students’ time and energy. Too much distraction leads to chaotic plan management. How to deal with the relationship between every affair? Most students will choose to remember the of every affair and when deadline is coming they start their work. They think procrastinating one affair when they have new affair to do immediately is a good way to finish every affair. others that the also another kind of distractions. When you not worried you will slow your working speed and lower your working efficiency. Frequent distractions make student until the last minutes. 2.3 Individual causes For this study, we did a survey procrastination. 125 students attend the survey. The follow figure shows the results. Fig.1 Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Poor motive force Lots of college student are confused about their future. In the past 12 year education, entering a top university is the only target. When they achieve this target, the college life for them is unprepared. They will lose and wonder what they should do (Peter Gropel, Piers Steel, 2008). the background of Chinese education, most students don’t have plan for their future and just follow the teacher and parents’ plans. No on you the next step in the university so that students used to follow the professors’ demand without their thought. This will let them lack motivation. Without motivation, student will not be willing to do their jobs. people will do their jobs without passion. Poor motive force students aim to finish the assignment rather than perfect the assignment so that they will do other things they like and procrastinate their assignment. Frequent distractions Compared with the high school life, college is more divers attractions will distract students’ time and energy. Too much distraction leads to chaotic plan management. How to deal with the relationship between every affair? Most students will choose to remember the of every affair and when deadline is coming they start their work. They think procrastinating one affair when they have new affair to do immediately is a good way to finish every affair. It is interesting that students will console others that the deadline is far away and I won’t do anything either. This is also another kind of distractions. When you hear that your classmates are not worried you will slow your working speed and lower your working efficiency. Frequent distractions make student chaotic and procrastinate until the last minutes. For this study, we did a survey asking student in their mind what cause the procrastination. 125 students attend the survey. The follow figure shows the results. Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities about their future. In the past 12- a top university is the only target. When they fe for them is unprepared. They will lose (Peter Gropel, Piers Steel, 2008). In the background of Chinese education, most students don’t have plan for . No one will tell used to follow the . This will let them lack motivation. to do their jobs. Lacking of ill do their jobs without passion. Poor motive force makes perfect the assignment so that they will do other things they like and procrastinate their assignment. e high school life, college is more diverse. Many attractions will distract students’ time and energy. Too much distraction leads to chaotic plan management. How to deal with the relationship between every affair? Most students will choose to remember the due time of every affair and when deadline is coming they start their work. They think procrastinating one affair when they have new affair to do immediately is a It is interesting that students will console do anything either. This is that your classmates are not worried you will slow your working speed and lower your working and procrastinate student in their mind what cause the procrastination. 125 students attend the survey. The follow figure shows the results
上泽充是大学 0aAM1 AD TONC4来5f Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities CAUSE NUMBER Proportion (% A.Unconfident of my ability and want to refer others' 21 16% assignment. B.Extremely perfectionism 25 20% C.If task is hard and don't want to spend lots of time on it 33 26.4% D.Suffer high academic stress and cannot handle it 38 30.4% E.Low academic stress and don't worry about time 49 39.2% arrangement F.Distractions from the outside 64 51.2% G.Lack interest and motivation 74 59.2% H.Lack self-control 86 68.8% We can see that Distractions,lack of interest,motivation and self-control is the most common causes.And we will analysis four main causes below. 2.3.1 Unnecessary perfectionism Perfectionism is doing anything scrupulously and focusing on every detail. A perfectionist couldn't bear a little mistake.Some of students used to chase perfectionism and some of them will go to extremes.The perfectionism becomes unnecessary perfectionism.Unnecessary perfectionism is focusing on something unimportant and doing many unnecessary parts.Perfectionists will do many preparations and plans for a long time without any process. They thought that it is for finishing the tasks more wonderfully,but in fact it is just kind of procrastination.Some of perfectionists will not realize the procrastination until the deadline time comes.It is the potential procrastination caused by the unnecessary perfectionism. 2.3.2 Lacking persistence and interest It is very easy to find that lack of interest will lead to lack of persistence(Peter Gropel,Piers Steel,2008).When teachers arrange the assignment,an immediate motivation occurs.This short-motivation comes from the feeling of freshness.Lack of persistence results from the disappearance of motivation and the lacking interest will not hold us to continue the assignment.When the due time is coming we have no choice but to finish it.It is a very common cause of procrastination. 1
Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities 7 CAUSE NUMBER Proportion (%) A. Unconfident of my ability and want to refer others’ assignment. 21 16% B. Extremely perfectionism 25 20% C. If task is hard and don’t want to spend lots of time on it 33 26.4% D. Suffer high academic stress and cannot handle it 38 30.4% E. Low academic stress and don’t worry about time arrangement 49 39.2% F. Distractions from the outside 64 51.2% G. Lack interest and motivation 74 59.2% H. Lack self-control 86 68.8% We can see that Distractions, lack of interest, motivation and self-control is the most common causes. And we will analysis four main causes below. 2.3.1 Unnecessary perfectionism Perfectionism is doing anything scrupulously and focusing on every detail. A perfectionist couldn’t bear a little mistake. Some of students used to chase perfectionism and some of them will go to extremes. The perfectionism becomes unnecessary perfectionism. Unnecessary perfectionism is focusing on something unimportant and doing many unnecessary parts. Perfectionists will do many preparations and plans for a long time without any process. They thought that it is for finishing the tasks more wonderfully, but in fact it is just kind of procrastination. Some of perfectionists will not realize the procrastination until the deadline time comes. It is the potential procrastination caused by the unnecessary perfectionism. 2.3.2 Lacking persistence and interest It is very easy to find that lack of interest will lead to lack of persistence(Peter Gropel, Piers Steel, 2008). When teachers arrange the assignment, an immediate motivation occurs. This short-motivation comes from the feeling of freshness. Lack of persistence results from the disappearance of motivation and the lacking interest will not hold us to continue the assignment. When the due time is coming we have no choice but to finish it. It is a very common cause of procrastination
上泽充是大学 aLA城14DTEC4来5t Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities 2.3.3 Irrational time management College study doesn't force students to follow a schedule compulsorily like high school.Students arrange time by themselves.Many students don't know how to manage the time,which will lead to irrational time management(Steel Piers 2007).Irrational time management is dividing time unreasonable and it makes us feel that time is always out of use.Irrational time management will let students fall into procrastination passively and disturb self-control(Caroline Senecal Richard Koseatner,1995).When they realize the time is not enough and the management is disordered,there is no time to rearrange.The deadline will spur the student to do the assignment and procrastinate the assignment which far away from the deadline.The irrational time management causes the procrastination naturally. 2.3.4 Fear of failure Fear of failure is kind of psychological phenomenon(Henri C. Schouwenburg,1992).It is one of the important causes.When we meet a tough task,we find it is out of our ability.At this situation,students will fear that they will fail and thus lack confidence.They will choose to procrastinate it until they have no choice but to finish it.This kind of procrastination is from the individual lack of confidence.It will occur among the students who chase perfectionism and don't bear failure.They don't allow failure so that they choose procrastinate the affair.Fear of failure will raise the procrastination although the students want to finish the task without procrastinating
Dissecting and Solving the Problem of Student Procrastination in Chinese Universities 8 2.3.3 Irrational time management College study doesn’t force students to follow a schedule compulsorily like high school. Students arrange time by themselves. Many students don’t know how to manage the time, which will lead to irrational time management (Steel Piers 2007). Irrational time management is dividing time unreasonable and it makes us feel that time is always out of use. Irrational time management will let students fall into procrastination passively and disturb self-control (Caroline Senecal Richard Koseatner, 1995). When they realize the time is not enough and the management is disordered, there is no time to rearrange. The deadline will spur the student to do the assignment and procrastinate the assignment which far away from the deadline. The irrational time management causes the procrastination naturally. 2.3.4 Fear of failure Fear of failure is kind of psychological phenomenon(Henri C. Schouwenburg, 1992). It is one of the important causes. When we meet a tough task, we find it is out of our ability. At this situation, students will fear that they will fail and thus lack confidence. They will choose to procrastinate it until they have no choice but to finish it. This kind of procrastination is from the individual lack of confidence. It will occur among the students who chase perfectionism and don’t bear failure. They don’t allow failure so that they choose procrastinate the affair. Fear of failure will raise the procrastination although the students want to finish the task without procrastinating