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(Ivanhoe Newswire) If you want high marks on a test researchers suggest getting out of bed earlier. A new study finds being a morning person is a predictor of better grades in college.
Kendry Clay led the research from the University of North Texas. For the study, 824 undergraduate students who were enrolled in a psychology class answered questions about their sleep habits and aspects of daytime functioning.
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After analyzing the data, study authors found college students who are evening types have lower grade point averages (GPAs) and those who are morning types have higher GPAs. Researchers suggest this could be because memory is improved by sleep. They say the results also suggest that it might be possible to improve academic performance by using chronotherapy. Chronotherapy is changing ones biological clock.
Researchers at The American Academy of Sleep Medicine say there are many ways to improve your overall sleep. They suggest following a consistent bedtime, avoid foods with caffeine, avoid staying up to cram for an exam, avoid exercise before bed, make your bedroom quiet, dark and a bit cool and try to get up at the same time every morning.
SOURCE: Presented at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies on June 9th 2008
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