The Association between Short Nap and Memory Performance Using Concise Learning Method and Logical Learning Method among Private University Students in Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract

In the present high-tech environment, achieving academic goals become competitive among university students. Students are afraid of failing in exams. They are awake for 16 hours or more a day without a nap. Students have programmed their mindset or believe that staying awake for long hours in a day can achieve their goals. This study analyzed the association between short nap and memory performance among private university students in Selangor, Malaysia. Five hundred respondents in two different equal groups were selected randomly to be involved in this study. Concise and logical learning methods were used to achieve the objectives. A short briefing was given to the participants before subjects start the memorizing task that consists of concise and logical learning for one hour. Then, two hundred fifty respondents (sleep group) were sent to the skill lab for nap session, and the other two hundred fifty respondents (awake group) remained in the classroom. After one hour, both groups tested on memory recall for 30 minutes. Data were analysed using one-way MANOVA which revealed a significant multivariate main effect for independent variables group Wilk's lambda =0.61, F(12, 39.00)=12.0, p<0.001, partial Given the significance of the overall test, the univariate main effects for independent variables were obtained for percentage of concise learning method: F(11, 33)=11.39, p<0.001, and for the logical learning method, F (23, 67)=23.62, p<0.001, and for total scores (22, 19)=22.24, p<0.001. Significant independent group pairwise differences were obtained in the number of 500 respondents between sleep group and awake group. Mean score number awake group were 3.95 and mean of sleep group 8.23. In conclusion, there is a significant association of memory recall test scores between student intervening short nap and student without intervening short nap using concise and logical learning method.