DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i10.001

Pages: 1881-1885

The aims of this study is to determine the academic procrastination levels of the hıgh school students and analyze this behavior according to the variables, gender, doing sports, grade level and age. This research is a descriptive study in which qualitative research techniques are applied. The hıgh school students studying in state high schools in Tokat and Giresun constitute the population of this study. The sample of the study consists of 561 students (232 female and 329 male) studying in different schools participated in this study. The personal information form and “Procrastination Tendency Scale” which was developed by Aitken (1982), and adapted into Turkish by Balkıs (2006) were used as data collecting means in the research in order to determine the knowledge about the demographical characteristics of the hıgh school students. SPSS 20 software package was used in the solution of the data. The average points of the academic procrastination tendencies of hıgh school students are significantly differentiated based on the variables of gender, doing sports, grade level and age. However, the academic procrastination tendencies of hıgh school students haven’t shown a significant diversity based on the schools at which they are studying