Data · dataset · 2026
The relationship between procrastination and students' grades
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.25403/upresearchdata.29654957.v1
<p dir="ltr">This dataset and dofile underpin a published paper using undergraduate test scores and submission time data from the university LMS to investigate whether later submission times (taken as indicative of procrastination) are associated with lower grades.
Description
Following this investigation, the paper reports on an experiment testing whether a nudge giving information about the finding that later submission times are indeed associated with lower grades (as found in the first investigation) is effective at moving students' submission times earlier.
This study starts by examining the relationship between procrastination and grades. The researcher employed a large sample (n = 17,241) of timed submissions of online assessments, where having multiple observations for each individual makes it possible to control for individual fixed effects. The data confirm a significant negative relationship between procrastination and grades.
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To address procrastination, two “nudges” encouraging earlier submission were tested with a smaller class group. The first was a communication about social norms relating to submission times, and the second was an information nudge highlighting grade disadvantages of late submission. Disappointingly, neither nudge led to earlier average submission times.
This finding adds to a small body of work suggesting that nudges might be less effective when trying to change habitual behaviours.</p>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.25403/upresearchdata.29654957.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
- From keywords
- Behavioural economics · Behavioural economics · Behavioural economics · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Earth & Environmental Science · Economics & Finance · Economics & Finance · Economics & Finance · Experimental economics · Experimental economics · Experimental economics · Higher education · Higher education · Higher education · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Psychology & Behavioral Science · Social Science · Social Science · Social Science
Provenance · 3 source records, 26 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/29654957 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/29654957 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/29654957 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:380102 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Behavioural economics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:380106 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Experimental economics'] |
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| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:390303 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Higher education'] |
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| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
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| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
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| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
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| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
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| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |