Approaches to Learning
A study of Canadian medical students found that males and females had different approaches to learning. The students’ effort scores, monitoring of their understanding, and organization of studying varied by gender [1].
| FEMALE | MALE |
approach to studying | deep | surface |
areas of confidence | listening skills, ability to be compassionate, motivational skills [2] | leadership abilities, confidence, tolerance of uncertainty [2] |
Medical graduates also feel they have certain personal characteristics which were found to vary by gender [2].
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1. K. Mattick, I. Dennis, and J. Bligh. Approaches to learning and studying in medical students: validation of a revised inventory and its relation to student characteristics and performance. Medical Education 2004;38: 535-543.
2. G.B. Clack, and J.O. Head. Gender differences in medical graduates' assessment of their personal attributes. Medical Education 1999;33: 101-105.
