TY - JOUR
T1 - Season of birth contributes to variation in university examination outcomes
AU - Fieder, Martin
AU - Prossinger, Hermann
AU - Iber, Karoline
AU - Schäfer, Katrin
AU - Wallner, Bernard
AU - Huber, Susanne
N1 - DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20539
Coden: AJHUE
Affiliations: Rector's Office, University of Vienna, Dr. Karl Lueger Ring 1, A-1010 Vienna, Austria; Department of Antropology, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine of Vienna, A-1160 Vienna, Austria
Adressen: Fieder, M.; Rector's Office; University of Vienna; Dr. Karl Lueger Ring 1 A-1010 Vienna, Austria; email: [email protected]
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PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Epidemiological studies show that birth season influences a wide range of biological parameters such as growth, reproduction, mental illnesses, dyslexia, personality, and success in school. The present study is aimed at examining birth season's relationship to examination marks achieved at a university in a very large contemporary sample of male and female undergraduate students. We find that female university students born in spring and summer achieve better marks than those born in autumn and winter. Male students born in spring receive worse marks than those born in other seasons of the year. Furthermore, we find a birthweek periodicity in examination results of female students, with highest examination results for those born in May. We suppose that biological mechanisms might explain part of the observed effects. Œ 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
AB - Epidemiological studies show that birth season influences a wide range of biological parameters such as growth, reproduction, mental illnesses, dyslexia, personality, and success in school. The present study is aimed at examining birth season's relationship to examination marks achieved at a university in a very large contemporary sample of male and female undergraduate students. We find that female university students born in spring and summer achieve better marks than those born in autumn and winter. Male students born in spring receive worse marks than those born in other seasons of the year. Furthermore, we find a birthweek periodicity in examination results of female students, with highest examination results for those born in May. We suppose that biological mechanisms might explain part of the observed effects. Œ 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
U2 - 10.1002/ajhb.20539
DO - 10.1002/ajhb.20539
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 714
EP - 717
JO - American Journal of Human Biology
JF - American Journal of Human Biology
SN - 1042-0533
IS - 5
ER -