Bring Water Into Exams to ImproveYour Grade

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ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2012) —
Students who bring water into exams
may improve their grade by keeping
hydrated.

 That is the finding of a study
conducted by Chris Pawson from the
University of East London and his
collaborators Sarah Doherty, Laura
Martin, Ruth Soares and Caroline
Edmonds from the University of East
London and Mark Gardner from the
University of Westminster. Their
findings are presented April 18 at the
British Psychological Society Annual
Conference held at the Grand
Connaught Rooms, London (18-20
April 2012).
The researchers recorded the
behaviour of 447 undergraduate
students across three different
cohorts in relation to whether
students brought drinks, and the type
of drinks they brought, into exams.
Students who were in higher levels of
the university degree were much
more likely to bring drinks into the
exam that those in their first year of
undergraduate study.
The researchers related the marks
attained by students in the exam to
whether those students brought water
into the exam. Importantly, they
controlled for general ability using
coursework marks to ensure that they
were not simply assessing the
possibility that more able students
were more likely to bring water into
the exam. The results showed that
those who took water into the exam,
and presumably consumed the water,
did better in the exam than those who
did not.
Dr Pawson said: "The results imply
that the simple act of bringing water
into an exam was linked to an
improvement in students' grades.
There are several physiological and
psychological reasons that might
explain this improvement with water
consumption."
Dr Pawson raised the possibility that
water consumption may have a
physiological effect on thinking
functions that result in improved exam
performance.. He also proposed the
possibility that consuming water may
alleviate anxiety, which is known to
have a negative effect on exam
performance.
Dr Pawson said: "Future research is
needed to tease apart these
explanations, but whatever the
explanation it is clear that students
should endeavour to stay hydrated
with water during exams."
These findings could have implications
on policy for access to drinks during
examinations at all levels of education.
They also suggest that information
about the importance of keeping
hydrated should be targeted at first-
year undergraduate students who are
less likely to bring drinks into exams.


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