Objectives/Introduction: IQ tests are extensively used in school settings to evaluate children's specific cognitive deficits that may contribute to low academic achievement. Some studies found that IQ assessments’ results can vary according to testing time and chronotype. The present study aimed to probe potential chronotype X time of day (ToD) interactive effects on children's IQ results. Methods: Sixty-eight ...
Neste trabalho realizamos três estudos que analisaram a relação entre tipos matutinos-vespertinos em interação com a hora-do-dia no desempenho em crianças em idade escolar. Foi utilizado um design experimental duplamente cego e selecionadas as crianças Matutinas/ Vespertinas, classificadas de acordo com o Questionário de Cronótipo em Crianças (QCTC) que completaram, em diferentes momentos do dia, baterias de te...
Research on the combined effect of diurnal type and time of day on school/ preschool performance is still scarce, probably because until recently there were no non-invasive questionnaires measuring diurnal type in younger children. To our knowledge, in the literature studies on the so-called synchrony effect only exist for adolescents and adults and no work has been conducted on prepubertal children. This study...