DIURNAL PREFERENCES AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS
Eva Skorvagova – Andrea Vlckova
doi: 10.18355/PG.2024.13.2.3
Abstract
Diurnal preferences, also known as chronotypes, are individual differences in biological rhythms that influence physical and mental activity during certain parts of the day. This study investigates the relationship between diurnal preferences and school achievement in students in vocational engineering subjects, with a focus on the practical implications for educational strategies. The research population comprised 209 (100%) pupils from a vocational engineering school. We identified chronotypes (morning, evening and neutral chronotypes) using the Morning and Evening Types Questionnaire - The Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) (Horne, Östberg, 1976). We assessed school achievement (study results) by the arithmetic mean of school grades in vocational engineering subjects. The results showed that pupils with the morning chronotype performed significantly better in school achievement than those with the evening chronotype (p = 0.015). These findings underscore the need to consider individual biological rhythms in educational strategies.
Key words
diurnal preferences, chronotypes (morning chronotype, evening chronotype, neutral chronotype), school achievement (study results), vocational engineering subjects, pupils
Pages: 37-49
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