Comments on: Go to Sleep, All-Nighter Cram Fests Don’t Work

By: ElrondHubbard

ElrondHubbard — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:57:35 +0000

yeah, it sure does work. freshman year university i blew off an entire semester of real estate class, formulas etc. i crammed all night without sleep (and drank at least a 6 pack too) – went to take the final in the morning and got a 98 or something. Now… it worked for the test, as far as remembering any of it the NEXT day…

By: greggT

greggT — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:51:28 +0000

College, for me, was about learning how to be an adult, about making connections with like-minded folk, about problem solving in teams, about learning to live on my own, about learning how to learn, and about competing. It is about taking responsibility for one’s grades and having objective feedback on how one is doing.

High school, OTOH, is about socializing and finding creative ways to lose sleep. And I did fine, getting into a Ivy League school. Perhaps the study fails to factor in intelligence, difficulty of the subject matter, study friends, availability of caffeine in the school place, and mostly, the effect of single-gender schools on concentration?

By: Don Jameson

Don Jameson — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:57:34 +0000

This research is wrong. I found in college that all night cramming just before an exam does work well and lead to better grades. This does not meant that one learned more but simply that key information is at the front of the mind and can be regurgitated rapidly, which is the key to passing essay-tyoe exams. This does not mean better education overall but simply that one can perform effectively on exams. Much of the information acquired by cramming is lost quickly but it is available when needed to score well on the exam.

By: Rose Eveleth

Rose Eveleth — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:15:57 +0000

@Brooke – Thanks for pointing that out, fixed now.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:44:58 +0000

Great article, but…”pored over her books,” not “poured over her books.”

By: Arm

Arm — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:15:55 +0000

Managed to get 4.0 pulling lots of all-niters. I think it depends on the individual