THE EFFECT OF MINDLESS SCROLLING ON ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION IN EFL LEARNING

Ummu Chawwail jannah; Nida Putri Tsany; Achnad Faishal; Aida Mutia Rahma; Indra Arfan Aziz

doi:10.24235/eltecho.v10i1.25665

THE EFFECT OF MINDLESS SCROLLING ON ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION IN EFL LEARNING

Ummu Chawwail jannah^(1*), Nida Putri Tsany⁽²⁾, Achnad Faishal⁽³⁾, Aida Mutia Rahma⁽⁴⁾, Indra Arfan Aziz⁽⁵⁾,

(1) English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training, UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon, Indonesia
(2) English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training, UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon, Indonesia
(3) English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training, UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon, Indonesia
(4) English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training, UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon, Indonesia
(5) English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training, UIN Siber Syekh Nurjati Cirebon, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

The heavy use of social media among college students has become a factor that can impact their learning, particularly in terms of procrastination. Many Previous study have discussed social media use and procrastination in general, but few have specifically addressed mindless scrolling. Mindless scrolling refers to the habit of constantly scrolling through digital content without a clear purpose. In the context of EFL (English as a foreign Language) learning, this behavior remains rarely discussed, even though students spend significant time on social media. This study was conducted to determine how often EFL students engage in aimless scrolling and whether this habit is related to academic procrastination. This study used a quantitative correlation method. Data were collected using a Likert-scale questionnaire distributed online to 64 students from the English Language Education Department at an Indonesian university. The data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. The results showed that both Mindless scrolling and academic procrastination were at moderate levels, with average scores of 70.0 and 66.1, respectively. The findings also indicated a clear trend among students who spent more time Mindless scrolling. They tended to procrastinate more frequently on academic tasks, especially those related to English language learning. From these results, we can understand that Mindless scrolling may play a role in procrastination among EFL students.

Keywords

Mindless scrolling, Academic procrastination, EFL students, Social media use

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DOI: 10.24235/eltecho.v10i1.25665