MYKHAILIUK, MYKHAILO MYKHAILOVYCHVERBYTSKYI, YEVHENII EDUARDOVYCH2024-11-042024-11-042023-12-11Mykhailiuk M. M., Verbytskyi Ye. E. THE ESSENCE OF THE PHENOMENON OF ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION: PROBLEMS, CONSEQUENCES AND WAYS OF CORRECTION / Current challenges of science and education. Proceedings of the 4th International scientific and practical conference. MDPC Publishing. Berlin, Germany. 2023. Pp. 443-449. URL: https://sci-conf.com.ua/iv-mizhnarodna-naukovo-praktichna-konferentsiya-current-challenges-of-science-and-education-11-13-12-2023-berlin-nimechchina-arhiv/.978-3-954753-05-5https://ir.kmu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/391In today`s world, information is a valuable global resource, without which economic development of society is impossible. In the context of social transformation, information is the main achievement of modern civilization. It is constantly updated, complicated, changes qualitatively and quantitatively, which leads to certain stress in different categories of information consumers, and students are the most vulnerable. Stress tolerance, the ability to quickly process and reproduce information, social engagement and communication skills have become not an advantage, but the norm in today`s society. This allows a person to be in the resource, and be competitive in the modern labor market. But, contrary to the requirements of modernity, the opposite negative effect is more common. It is manifested in slow thinking, inability to absorb and reproduce large amounts of information, even stress, and therefore delay in solving tasks and objectives, postponing important things for later, etc. One of the negative aspects of the globalization of science and education is the phenomenon of procrastination - the deliberate postponement of things for later, which is becoming increasingly important in the modern world. This phenomenon can be observed in various social spheres, but most often, where activities involve mental labour and the need to work with large amounts of information. The purpose of the article is to analyze theoretical sources with domestic and foreign approaches to understanding the essence of procrastination; to outline the approaches and methods of studying this phenomenon; to define the concept of procrastination.The article analyses the concept of procrastination, its types and signs, outlines the approaches of domestic and foreign researchers to the definition of this term. The reasons for the emergence of procrastination are analyzed, and its characteristics and peculiarities are determined. Possible negative consequences for the individual are indicated. Analyzed normative (temporary) and non-normative (permanent) procrastination, active and passive. The methods of preventing procrastination are also considered.enprocrastinationstress resistancepsychophysiological characteristics of studentsvisualization methodinformatisationglobalizationresource.Article