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ArticleIndian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology2019

Academic performance depends on chronotype: Myth or reality?

Indla Yogananda Reddy, Rajani Santhakumari Nagothu

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Article in Indian journal of clinical anatomy and physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Indla Yogananda ReddyDept. of Physiology, ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Rajani Santhakumari NagothuDept. of Physiology, MedCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, Medchal, Telangana, India.

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SHARE India University Pittsburgh Population and Intervention Research TrainingD43TW009078 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BUNKER, CLAREANN H. · 2011 to 2015
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FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChronotype refers to an individual's preference in the timing of sleep and wakefulness. Aim: This study targets to notice the relation between chronotype and academic performance of the first year MBBS students.

objectives1. To ascertain the chronotype of first year MBBS students 2. To harmonize the chronotype and internal assessment theory marks. This is an educational observational study, conducted on hundred first MBBS students in a medical college, located at sub-urban area of Hyderabad. Self-assessmentMorningness and Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) developed by James A. Horne and Olov Ö stberg is applied in segregating the students into different chrontype groups. MEQ is having 19 multiple choice questions with four to five options against each question and with specific score for each option and the scores can vary from zero to six. After completion of MEQ test, students were grouped accordingly. Mean of the internal theory assessment marks and percentage of theory attendance for each chronotype group was calculated. The relation between the chronotype, theory marks and percentage of theory attendance was ascertained.

resultsThere is no correlation between the MEQ scores and the first internal assessment theory marks, though the marks are positively correlated with the theory attendance percentage.

conclusionAcademic performance depends on chronotype, it is a myth not real.

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Academic PerformanceChronotypeMorningness and EveningnessQuestionnaire

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PMID32206727
PMCPMC7089615

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