There is a gap in the gender gap literature about this topic that is the main fucus of this study.

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There are a few studies looking at the differences between male and female studying behavior in computer science education.

Differences in Studying Behavior by Males and Females in Computer Science Education

The effect of spacing (one of desirable difficulties) on male and female students' study habits in computer science education

One finding in the research literature regarding students in STEM fields involves studying the demographics of computer science (CS) students and discovering that, even as the number of CS students increase over time, women in this field seem to be underrepresented in numbers. One research study looked into what differences there were between male and female CS students regarding their experience in studying computer science as well as why these differences might exist.

Studying the Gender Differences in Computer Science Students and Why They Exist

A study was done using a Python programming course at the University of Michigan in winter 2018, consisting mostly of students who do not have any experience with programming. 
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Females spend more time studying while males complete problem sets faster in a computer science course to achieve the same final exam scores. 

One research article proposed and implemented a study into the downward trend of female students going into the computer science major, meant to address concerns as to this underrepresentation of women in one of the major STEM fields. In order to fully understand the reason as to why this trend exists as well as how this problem of underrepresentation can be dealt with, this article discusses a study about the trends present in this gender gap within computer science education, as well as why male and female students study computer science in the first place.  

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