NAEP Geography Press Release Presentation: Slide 12
Average Scale Scores Across Years by Gender

Major Findings

• There was no statistically significant change from 1994 to 2001 in the average scores of either males or females at any of the three grades.
• At all three grades in 2001, male students had higher average scores than female students, just as they had in 1994.

For further information see the NAEP Web Site at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/geography/results/scalegender-all.asp

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994 and 2001 Geography Assessments.