Imagine being in the library at the early hours of morning before your final exam. You are thinking to yourself as you are studying why “did I wait last minute to study all this material”. Does this sound familiar to you? Well if so, you are not alone. Many college students find themselves having to cram for exams the night before. According to a poll taken by The Hawk Eye, 99 percent of college kids have reported that they have found themselves in the situation where they need to cram for an exam (Gerwick). Studying last minute may work and allow you to pass the exam the next day, but it will not allow you to keep the information for very long. When you study as a last ditch effort all the information that you learn is stored in your short
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There are a few different ideas behind why studying last minute for a test does not work as well as some people believe. The first idea is that when you do not get the right amount of sleep you do not preform to the best of your ability compared to when you have a good night 's sleep. This theory was proven by a study done by the University of Los Angles California (Sterling). In this study 535 students in high school that were in 9th, 10th and 12th grade were asked to keep a journal of how much they had studied and how much sleep they got the night before. The students were also asked to report if they had experienced any academical difficulties. After the research was conducted the conclusion was made that the kids who got a good night’s sleep before the test scored better compared to those who did not get a full night 's sleep. The lack of sleep can be blamed on the kids having to stay up late to review for the test rather than getting the appropriate amount of …show more content…
Kid studying. Digital image. Daily Genius. N.p., 30 Nov. 2014. Web. 28 Nov. 2016. information for the test the night before. When you take the appropriate amount of time to study the student will feel less stressed when it comes time to sitting down and taking the test. This feeling can be due to the fact that there was time taken to appropriately prepare for the test rather than having to rush to remember everything the night before. The benefits do not stop here. Another benefit of studying in advance is that the student will get a good night 's sleep the night before the test. This is because the student has no need to stay up late to study because they have already prepared ahead of time. This good night 's sleep will also allow the student to be ready for his test tomorrow because they are refreshed from the day before. The most important reason for studying in advance rather than waiting last minute and having to cram the night before is because information that is studied over a longer period of time has been proven to be remembered longer compared to that of material that was studied in a short amount of
There are a few different ideas behind why studying last minute for a test does not work as well as some people believe. The first idea is that when you do not get the right amount of sleep you do not preform to the best of your ability compared to when you have a good night 's sleep. This theory was proven by a study done by the University of Los Angles California (Sterling). In this study 535 students in high school that were in 9th, 10th and 12th grade were asked to keep a journal of how much they had studied and how much sleep they got the night before. The students were also asked to report if they had experienced any academical difficulties. After the research was conducted the conclusion was made that the kids who got a good night’s sleep before the test scored better compared to those who did not get a full night 's sleep. The lack of sleep can be blamed on the kids having to stay up late to review for the test rather than getting the appropriate amount of …show more content…
Kid studying. Digital image. Daily Genius. N.p., 30 Nov. 2014. Web. 28 Nov. 2016. information for the test the night before. When you take the appropriate amount of time to study the student will feel less stressed when it comes time to sitting down and taking the test. This feeling can be due to the fact that there was time taken to appropriately prepare for the test rather than having to rush to remember everything the night before. The benefits do not stop here. Another benefit of studying in advance is that the student will get a good night 's sleep the night before the test. This is because the student has no need to stay up late to study because they have already prepared ahead of time. This good night 's sleep will also allow the student to be ready for his test tomorrow because they are refreshed from the day before. The most important reason for studying in advance rather than waiting last minute and having to cram the night before is because information that is studied over a longer period of time has been proven to be remembered longer compared to that of material that was studied in a short amount of