Academic Procrastination and Learners’ Attitudes: Their Effects on Students’ Performance in Statistics and Probability
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https://doi.org/10.64612/ijiv.v2i6.157Keywords:
mathematics , academic procrastination, learners’ attitudes, students’ performance, self-regulated learningAbstract
This study examined the effects of academic procrastination and learners' attitudes on the performance of Grade 11 students in Statistics and Probability in selected public secondary schools in the Municipality of Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur during the School Year 2025–2026. Specifically, it determined the levels of academic procrastination and learners' attitudes, assessed students' academic performance, examined the relationships among the study variables, and identified significant predictors of academic performance. A quantitative correlational research design was employed involving 188 Grade 11 students selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using standardized questionnaires on academic procrastination and learners' attitudes toward Statistics and Probability, while students' academic performance was measured using their official final grades. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson product-moment correlation, and multiple linear regression. The findings revealed that respondents exhibited a low level of academic procrastination and favorable attitudes toward Statistics and Probability. Students generally demonstrated outstanding academic performance. Academic procrastination showed a very strong negative and significant relationship with academic performance and emerged as the only significant predictor of students' achievement, whereas learners' attitudes did not significantly predict academic performance. The study concludes that behavioral self-regulation plays a more influential role than positive attitudes in determining students' performance in Statistics and Probability. It is recommended that schools implement interventions that strengthen students' self-regulated learning, time management, and strategies to reduce academic procrastination.
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