Benue State University, Makurdi

UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS OF ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AMONG TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENTS IN NIGERIA: THE NEED FOR PROPER GUIDANCE OF THE STUDENTS

Paul Agbade Olofu and Fidelis Ashibekong Ukpanukpong

Tertiary institution students are usually engaged with different academic tasks ranging from attending classes, writing term papers, carrying presentations, writing tests and examinations, embarking on field trips to writing their projects among other things. In carrying out all these academic tasks, it is needful that they do so timely and promptly in order to meet up with deadlines. However, some tertiary institution students sometimes either deliberately or not delay or avoid some of the tasks which they are duty bound to carry out; thereby resulting in academic procrastination. Thus, this work centered on understanding the dynamics of academic procrastination among tertiary institution students in Nigeria: The need for proper guidance of students. It basically explored in details the concept of academic procrastination, its types, prevalence, causes and consequences. Also discussed herein were the remedial measures which school administrators, lecturers, parents, general public etc can employ in order to guide students who engage in academic procrastination. Students who are victims of academic procrastination may also utilize the measures discussed herein in order to reduce or totally overcome the ugly phenomenon.

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