The Impact of Academic Procrastination on the Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School Students

This study aimed to investigate the impact of academic procrastination on the academic achievement of senior secondary school students. Academic achievement was considered the dependent variable, while academic procrastination was the independent variable. The study employed a descriptive survey method and included a sample of 200 senior secondary school students selected through multi-stage stratified random sampling. Academic achievement was measured by the total marks obtained in the previous class (11th grade). Data was collected using the Academic Procrastination Scale The analysis involved mean, standard deviation, t-test, and correlation coefficient (r). Results revealed a significant difference in academic achievement between students with high and low academic procrastination, with male students exhibiting higher levels of procrastination than female students. A significant negative correlation was found between academic achievement and academic procrastination.