Oral Exam Timing Could Influence Your Success: Study

Quick Summary

• A study analyzed over 104,500 oral exams from 19,000 university students across Italy between October 2018 and February 2020.
• The data showed pass rates varied considerably by time of day:

– 8am: 54% pass rate
– 12pm (midday): Peak pass rate of 72%
– 4pm: Decline to a 51% pass rate

• The pattern was consistent across diffrent courses (e.g., language exams, research presentations) but did not investigate whether it applies to written tests.
• The variation is attributed to factors like student chronotypes (early birds vs.night owls) and potential alignment with the energy levels or scoring tendencies of examiners around midday.
• Researchers suggest scheduling oral exams later in the morning for optimal performance and satisfaction among students and examiners.

image Caption: Certain university courses, such as languages, have oral examinations.
Credit: Shutterstock/PeopleImages.com – Yuri A

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