The Effects of Caffeine on Academic Performance
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Dykstra, Alexis
Ex, Laiken
Thomas, Elijah
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2024-04-04
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This study is researching caffeine consumption and its effects on academic performance. The purpose of this study is to determine if the students who consume caffeine see performance gain or performance loss in their grades, while looking at other factors such as sleep, social media use, and caloric intake. We conducted a
survey of the junior and senior cohorts in the Alma College nursing program during the 2023-2024 school year to see if there was a correlation between the variables. The independent variable for this study was caffeine use among the college students. The dependent variable was academic performance. The extraneous variables for this study were weekly sleep, current class percentage in comparison to their class percentage after the midterm, frequency of caffeine use, stress levels, caloric intake, and media use. Participants will report their class grade percentage at the midterm of the 2023-2024 school year and for six weeks following the midterm. Results concluded that we could not determine the results accurately because the data varied widely depending on the person. Some students' academic performance gained with no sleep and caffeine consumption, and others were very opposite. There were so many extraneous variables that it is hard to determine the actual effects of caffeine on the participants' academic performance. In conclusion the numbers yielded inconclusive results and the correlation between caffeine consumption and academic performance was not able to be determined.