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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Educational Assessment
  • Decision-Making Science

Background:

  • Timing influences decision-making in various fields, but its effect on academic assessment is understudied.
  • Previous research on time-of-day effects in judicial decisions faced methodological limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of exam timing on academic outcomes in a large-scale oral examination setting.
  • To identify potential time-dependent biases in the academic assessment process.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 104,552 oral exams from an Italian university.
  • Statistical examination of passing rates across different times of the day.
  • Control for confounding factors such as exam difficulty.

Main Results:

  • A Gaussian distribution of passing rates was observed throughout the day.
  • A significant peak in passing rates occurred at midday.
  • This pattern remained consistent even after controlling for other variables.

Conclusions:

  • Academic assessment outcomes are demonstrably influenced by the timing of examinations.
  • A midday peak in performance suggests a potential time-dependent bias in evaluation.
  • Findings necessitate strategic scheduling in educational policy to ensure equitable assessment and optimize student performance.