Morning vs. evening
Overview
- Influence: Morning vs. evening
- Domain: Student
- Sub-Domain: Emotions
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a small positive impact
- Influence Definition: Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle sleep cycles. Some prefer working harder in the morning (larks) and some in the afternoon or evenings (owls).
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 2
- Number of studies: 50
- Number of students: 31,229
- Number of effects: 50
- Weighted mean effect size: 0.19
- Robustness index: 2
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | First Author's Country | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronobiology international | Tonetti, Natale, & Randler | Italy | Association Between Circadian Preference and Academic Achievement: A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | 2015 | Morningness with achievement | 31 | 27,309 | 31 | 0.29 |
| Learning and Individual Differences | Preckel, Lipnevich, Schneider & Roberts | Germany | Chronotype, cognitive abilities, and academic achievement: A meta-analytic investigation | 2011 | Preference for morning over afternoon for intensive study | 19 | 3,920 | 19 | 0.02 |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 50 | 31,229 | 50 | 0.16 | |||||