Comparing Procrastination, Learning Strategies and Academic Emotions between Normal and Learning Disabled Students

The aim of this research was to compare procrastination, learning strategies, and academic emotions between normal and learning-disabled students. The statistical population included normal and learning-disabled students of Qom city in the academic year 2019-1400, who had incorrect writing problems (learning disabilities in spelling). The statistical sample included 60 people (30 normal students and 30 students with learning disabilities). The method of the research was a causal-comparative approach. The tools used were the Takman's academic procrastination questionnaire (1991), Bofard's self-regulation questionnaire (1995), and the Pekruns' academic emotions questionnaire (2005). Data analysis was conducted using multivariate variance analysis test, and two independent samples t-test, using SPSS version 25 software. The results showed that the average academic procrastination of students with learning disabilities was higher than that of normal students. The mean of cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies, pleasure, and pride of students with learning disabilities was lower than that of normal students. The average anxiety, shame, anger, frustration, and fatigue of students with learning disabilities was higher than that of normal students.