Investigating behavioral patterns of procrastinators in a Wiki-based activity

Area of Science:

• Educational Psychology
• Learning Analytics

Background:

• Procrastination affects over half of students, negatively impacting academic success and increasing dropout rates.
• Existing research often uses self-reports or individual digital traces to study student procrastination.
• Current studies predominantly focus on individual task behaviors like assignment submission and quiz attempts.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate procrastination behavior within a group-based collaborative wiki activity.
• To determine if student procrastination patterns differ in group settings compared to individual tasks.
• To provide insights for educators and researchers on leveraging group activities to address student procrastination.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of student interactions within a group-based collaborative wiki environment.
• Observation and measurement of procrastination behaviors during collaborative tasks.
• Comparison of procrastination patterns in group wiki activities versus traditional individual academic tasks.

Main Results:

• Exploration of procrastination dynamics in a collaborative learning context.
• Identification of potential shifts in student procrastination behavior when engaged in group work.
• Data on how group activities might influence or reveal different procrastination tendencies.

Conclusions:

• Group-based collaborative activities offer a novel lens for studying student procrastination.
• Understanding procrastination in group settings can inform pedagogical interventions.
• Findings can guide the development of strategies to use collaborative tasks for overcoming procrastination.