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Procrastination Curve Calculator

Companion Tool to the Article

Badosek, R. (2026). Anticipating and managing teachers’ workload from student procrastination. Educational Researcher, XX(X), XXX–XXX

Radim Badosek – ORCID: 0000-0002-7786-8436

This interactive calculator visualizes and analyzes typical patterns of student procrastination over the course of a semester. Based on the model presented in the article, the tool helps educators anticipate workload peaks caused by late submissions. Enter your course parameters and explore how expected workload shifts over time.



First, enter the start date and deadline for the task.
The calculator will use these dates to calculate the timeline for the first time.


To view anonymized data from participating users, click “DATA”.
This section displays aggregated submission patterns collected through the calculator.