The Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Academic Achievement

Abstract

The present study unveiled if a significant relationship exists between academic procrastination and academic achievement. Furthermore, it aimed at investigating the prevalence of academic procrastination among gender. It lastly investigated the relationships between academic procrastination and cheating. The research sample consisted of 24 M2 students of English at Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University. A research questionnaire was employed to collect as much data as possible. It consisted of Personal Information, academic procrastination scale and cheating scale. The findings showed that there is a negative correlation between academic procrastination and academic achievement. Furthermore, results revealed that male students are more likely to procrastinate than females.