Bird Zachary, Chase Philip N
Simmons University.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2021 Jun;54(3):1220-1234. doi: 10.1002/jaba.806. Epub 2020 Dec 30.
Previous research has shown that many students procrastinate, but wish that they did not do so. The current study replicated research that compared distribution of studying under contingent access to study materials and noncontingent access to study materials in a graduate-level course (Perrin et al., 2011). It extended Perrin et al. (2011) in three ways. First, it evaluated preference for the treatment using a choice procedure; second, the choice procedure allowed for the elimination of an order confound; and third, different measures were used to evaluate performance results. Although contingent access to study materials was successful at reducing procrastination, students typically chose the noncontingent access condition. Preference on the end-of-semester survey aligned with choices made throughout the semester. The data are discussed in terms of implications and recommendations for future research regarding the design of graduate coursework to address student pacing along with student and professor preference.
先前的研究表明，许多学生存在拖延行为，但又希望自己不要这样。当前的这项研究重复了一项研究，该研究比较了在研究生课程中，在有条件获取学习材料和无条件获取学习材料两种情况下的学习分布情况（佩林等人，2011年）。它在三个方面对佩林等人（2011年）的研究进行了扩展。第一，它使用选择程序来评估对治疗方式的偏好；第二，选择程序消除了顺序混淆；第三，使用了不同的测量方法来评估成绩结果。尽管有条件获取学习材料在减少拖延方面取得了成功，但学生通常会选择无条件获取学习材料的条件。学期末调查中的偏好与整个学期所做的选择一致。本文将根据这些数据，讨论其对未来研究的启示以及关于研究生课程设计的建议，以解决学生的学习进度问题以及学生和教授的偏好问题。
