Clarice Fe B. Boñon | Lyland C. Rodas | Charito I. Villanueva
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts
ABSTRACT
Students usually complete tasks, and some students frequently utter the phrase “mamaya na may oras pa.” Students’ behavior toward task completion may be affected as their environment changes. The researchers aimed to better understand and investigate the effects of deadlines on students’ motivation and procrastination across the courses at the University of Baguio. Moreover, the study investigated the benefits and drawbacks of deadline effects. Deadlines are always present, and not all students interpret them in the same way. Some find them demotivating, while others suffer from procrastination while meeting deadlines and dealing with distractions like social media. The study was conducted using a phenomenological-qualitative research design. Furthermore, a semi- structured interview and a focus group discussion were used to collect data, from eleven (11) participants. The first six respondents participating in the one-on-one interview while the remaining five in the focus group discussion. The data was analyzed using an interpretative phenomenological analysis, which assisted in the development of themes and recurring information provided by participants. The findings presented the effect of deadlines on students both during and after task completion, with deadlines viewed as both a positive and negative motivator. Deadlines were also discovered to have an impact on the student’s physical and mental well-being. Lastly, the findings revealed that deadlines influence students’ procrastination, so it is recommended that students understand how to manage their time and set goals for completing tasks.
Keywords: Motivation, Effects of deadlines, Procrastination, Interpretative phenomenological analysis, University of Baguio, Students
