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This chapter presents the discussion based from the themes developed during
data analysis. We finally generated four (4) major themes from Focus Group Discussion
(FGD) and Individual interview for the first research question as enumerated in Table 1.
Table 1
Themes and Core Ideas on the Reasons Why STEM Students Procastinate
This is the strongest theme in the first research question pointed by all
informants, which means that “Laziness is a behavior describing the passive attitude of
a person with the tendency to avoid work although he/she is capable, unwilling to put
forth efforts and choosing not to work hard and lack of will power (Beghetto, 2007; Mish,
1994, Ellis. 1991). An attitude can be defined as a tendency to think, feel, and an
situation from the cognitive, affective, and behavioral perspectives (Bidjari, 2011; Salta
& Tzougraki, 2004; Howarth, Fosters and Dorrer, 2004). A statement from Ellis (1991)
stated that the will power consists of the strong determination towards individual‘s
Based on this study, this indicates that the main reason why students
procrastinate is because of laziness and other priorities like online games and that
means that consequently, we are more likely to procrastinate difficult tasks with
unenjoyable qualities. We like our rewards not only to be large but to be also immediate.
In short, we would more likely to put off higher priority tasks if there are options
available that are immediately pleasurable. This is also supported by the findings of
Duru & Bakis (2014) in their research revealed that passive attitudes such as lazy or
postponing academic tasks, students would fail to control themselves which then leads
to stress, low academic performance and anxiety. However, by controlling their habits
and routine in any given task, it would lead to the implementation of action in oneself
(Sommer, 2013). Thus, by self-regulating oneself with routine and effort, a person could
This theme refers to an event where burning the midnight oil and cramming for a
test seems to be a rite of passage in high school and college. Some students
say they prefer these last-minute marathon study sessions because they force
them to focus. Others simply procrastinate until they have no other choice.
However, cramming for a test not only isn't healthy, it also doesn't help you to
perform better on the test -- or in the class in the long run (Magher,2013).
Also, cramming can also result to failures of students. The results that students hope to get by cramming are not
achieved. Houghton College reports that students who cram for tests are at a disadvantage on test day because
they're nervous, tired and probably hungry. They also have likely had little practice with recall and application and
have not had the opportunity to remember the material. Therefore, they perform more poorly on tests. Shorter, repeat
study sessions are a much more effective way to prepare and will result in higher scores (Milson, 2009).
The output is not presentable and will be fond of cramming and laziness
According to the responses of our participants, one of the bad effects of procrastination
is that the output is not presentable at all and these can also be the result of laziness. It
is proven that a passive attitude means a tendency to react negatively in their thinking,
feeling and responses towards commitment and achievement. Although a lazy person
has the tendency in reacting negatively towards certain event, it has been reported that
this internal attribute could be controlled (Reyna, 2000). She suggested that laziness
could be elaborated more from the self-esteem, motivation, attitudes in thinking and
oneself. Any action taken was based on their decision to make it happen or just letting it
go without any achievement. Their commitment towards any task or activity is the
others.
Also, lazy students would fail to control or regulate themselves towards commitment
and finally they would not achieve anything that would make them satisfied. Hence, this
low motivation in desire and self-regulation would involve them in procrastination, social
and disciplinary problems and finally would affect their performance in academic
(Alpkan, 2011).
This theme means that because of procrastination, students are now used to cram
and they don’t actually know the negative effects of it. So enable them to realize, they
should experience getting low grades because of cramming. Cramming leads to information
overload. Like a sponge that can only retain so much water, your mind can only retain so much information.
Muskingum College says you can only concentrate for about 20 minutes before this information overload sets in and
you are unable to make efficient use of your time. Not only are you causing yourself a lot of stress and anxiety by
staying up half the night trying to cram, but you are also wasting your time so you failed on your task (Mulk, 2012).
On the other hand, some students are not afraid of failure because they believe that their creative juices will help
them when the deadline is next to them but few students only say this so that they can use it as an excuse for their