A 4-step likert scale was sent to 493 fourth year medical students. After excluding incomplete forms and nonnative speakers the remaining 233 responses were analyzed and it was found that females prefer highlighting text to learn material more than males (p<0.0001.

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Differences in Gender Study Habits in Medical Science

Benditz, A., Pulido, L., Renkawitz, T., Schwarz, T., Grifka, J., & Weber, M. (2018). Are There Gender-Dependent Study Habits of Medical Students in Times of the World Wide Web?. BioMed Research International, 2018.

Are There Gender-Dependent Study Habits of Medical Students in Times of the World Wide Web?

In a study with medical students (129 Males, 128 female), males were found to generally delay starting to study later than females (similar to what we may think of as procrastination) (NOTE: on image male responses are on the left, females on the right)

Males generally delay starting to study later than females (procrastination)

In a study with medical students (129 Males, 128 female), females were found to prefer studying in the morning while males preferred to do so during the evening or night (NOTE: on image male responses are on the left, females on the right)

Differences of studying at times of the day by gender

In a study with medical students (129 Males, 128 female), females were found to generally study more than males per day regardless of when the exam is (NOTE: on image male responses are on the left, females on the right). 

Females generally study more than males per day regardless of when the exam is

A 4-step likert scale was sent to 493 fourth year medical students. After excluding incomplete forms and nonnative speakers the remaining 233 responses were analyzed and it was found that females trend towards preferring small group teaching more than males (p=0.057).

Females trend towards preferring small group teaching more than males

Females prefer highlighting text more than males

A 4-step likert scale was sent to 493 fourth year medical students. After excluding incomplete forms and nonnative speakers the remaining 233 responses were analyzed and it was found that females trend towards preferring doing internet research more than males.

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