A course that included goal setting showed a gap too large to trust
Who it’s about: Students
- Helped
Students whose course included goal setting and time planning said they put things off far less than a regular class.
Small trial, groups not picked at random of 71 first-year education students in Egypt · vs a class taught the usual way · they rated themselves · ⚠ results look too good to be true; same researcher delivered and measured
The study
Who took part
71 first-year students at Benha University in Egypt, who were training to teach English. They came from two whole classes of 36 and 35, and weren't chosen for putting things off.
What they did
One class had 20 sessions over about eight weeks. These had thinking, creative and practical tasks, including setting goals and planning time and tasks. The other class had the usual teaching of the same course. The same lecturer ran the course and measured the results.
What happened
The two classes rated themselves about the same at the start. At the end, the course class rated themselves as putting things off far less. The gap is so large it is hard to believe. There was no later check.
Source
A Program Based on the Successful Intelligence Theory (SIT) for Developing EFL Communicative Competence skills and Reducing Academic Procrastination of Freshmen Students at the Faculty of Education (2022)
DOI: 10.21608/jfeb.2022.285463 (opens in a new tab)
