英文摘要 |
The choice of single-sex or co-ed classes is an issue to be discussed frequently. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between environmental factors (single-sex or co-ed classes)on the academic self-concept, gender stereotype and mental health, respectively, for gifted students in public senior high schools in Taiwan. Totally 525 students were selected from Taiwan Education Panel Survey(TEPS, 179 girls(72 female students from single-sex classes)and 346 boys (104 male students from single-sex classes). The main findings of this study are as follows: 1. Controlling for wave 3 mathematics performance, no significant difference was found in female students between single-sex and co-ed classes on academic self-concept. 2. Controlling for mathematics performance, male students from single-sex classes had significantly higher scores in academic self-concept than that from co-ed classes. 3. No significant difference was found in the gifted high school students between single-sex and co-ed classes)on gender stereotype. 4. Controlling for wave 4 mathematics performance, no significant difference was found between single-sex and co-ed classes on mental health. According to the above findings, some suggestions and implications for educators were also proposed. |