If you feel you struggle with exams early in the morning of late in the afternoon you are not alone.
New research from the University of Messina has found that the time you take your exam can have a big outcome on the results. The same might also be true of job interviews too!
Professor Carmeo Mario Vicario’s study of over 100,000 exam results from Italian university students revealed a clear bell-shaped curve in success rates, with exams sat at noon having the highest pass rates. The pass rates were also good it the test was taken at 11am or 1pm.
The researchers were apparently inspired by work which showed judges were most likely to rule in favour of a defendant after a meal break or at the beginning of a session.
