Gender vs. sex differences: Factors affecting performance in geographic education

Much has been written about sex differences in learning, but less attention has been paid to the impacts of gender-which is socially constructed-on le arning geography. This article investigates whether differences in gender i nfluence performance on a standardized test of geography knowledge. Undergr aduate students in two large clases completed a standardized inventory of g ender differences and then completed a standardized test of geography knowl edge. The results of our analysis of the correlation between gender traits and geographic learning resulted in somewhat unexpected results, as well as a set of complex questions for further research on learning styles in geog raphic education.