Rational Emotive Behavior Based on Academic Procrastination Prevention Training Programme of Effectiveness
Abstract
The
research is an experimental
study which has experimental and control groups, and based on pre-test,
post-test, monitoring test model. Research group consists of second and
third grade students of Primary School Education and Psychological Counseling
undergraduate programmes in Giresun University Faculty of Educational
Sciences. The research group was formed
among the students whose academic procrastination tendency is middle or high,
by using academic procrastination scale. 60 students, whose academic
procrastination tendencies are medium and high level, were identified. 24
students, who volunteered to participate to the study, were appointed randomly
to the experimental and control groups.
Academic procrastination scale was used to collect data. Scales were
given to experiment and control groups as pre-test. A prevention of academic
procrastination program which developed by the researcher based on Rational
Emotive Behavioral Approach was applied to the experimental group. Control group was not given any training.
After the training the of experiment group, post-test measurements were taken.
And also 30 days after the experimental training, follow-up measurements were
taken. Data were analyzed using Analyzis
of Nonparametric. In the result of the applied program, a significant
difference was found in favor of experiment group in academic procrastination.
The results were interpreted in the light of the literature considering effects
of Rational Emotive Behavioral Approach on academic procrastination.
Keywords
Academic procrastination,rational emotive behavior therapy,university students,the training program
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