我國自1996年起開始試辦綜合高中，迄今已有十餘年。試辦綜合高中的目的在於促使我國後期中等教育能在高中、高職之外，提供另一條不同的選擇進路，俾使學生得以適性發展，學得多方面的知識，達到適性教育的目標。過去國內關於綜合高中分流政策的研究，大都集中在探討綜合高中的辦學績效和實施困難，而非該政策對學生學習成就的影響之探討。有鑑於此，本研究進一步探討：（1）哪些因素會影響國中畢業生選擇就讀普通高中和綜合高中學術導向組；（2）就讀綜合高中的學生，其學生學習成就是否優於就讀一般高中或高職；（3）綜合高中的課程分流政策是否能減少教育階層化的產生。 原始資料取自臺灣教育長期追蹤資料庫（Taiwan Education Panel Survey）公開使用版中的第一波到第四波國中追蹤樣本資料，並使用傾向分數配對法（Propensity Score Matching）探討上述三個研究目的。研究結果發現：(1)控制其它相關因素之後，過去學習成就和家庭社經背景愈佳者，愈有可能就讀普通高中及綜合高中學術導向組；(2)在學生學習成就表現上，就讀綜合高中的學生並不比就讀一般高中或高職的學生來得好；(3)綜合高中分流政策和制度性分流一樣，都會產生教育階層化現象。最後，本研究說明本研究結果對綜合高中分流政策的意涵，及提出研究建議供後續研究之用。 / Since 1996, Taiwan government launched the policy of Comprehensive High School (CHS) to relax the traditional system of curriculum tracking at the level of the senior secondary education. A number of studies and on-site evaluation reports on CHS have been made. So far, these studies and reports focused on exploring the performance of comprehensive high schools and difficulties in implementation of the policy. No evaluation of the impacts of the CHS policy on student achievement has yet been done. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the CHS policy on students’ achievement in the upper secondary education in Taiwan. This study attempts to answer the following research questions: (1) What factors influence junior-high school graduates’ decision on attending general high schools, and the academic track in comprehensive high schools? (2) Do students enrolling in comprehensive high schools perform better academically than those enrolling in general or vocational high schools? (3) Do curriculum tracking in comprehensive high schools enhance or reduce inequality in educational achievement? Using the data from the public released core panel data of the Taiwan Education Panel Survey (TEPS) in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007, this study employs the method of propensity score matching (PSM) to estimate the average treatment effect of CHS policy on student achievement. All results of PSM analysis indicate that (1) all else being equal, students with higher prior student achievement and better socio-economic backgrounds have more opportunities to enroll in an academic track, including senior high schools and the academic track in comprehensive high schools, than those with lower level of prior achievement or socio-economic backgrounds; (2) for those enrolled in comprehensive high schools, there is virtually no gain in student achievement from the CHS policy; and (3) tracking in comprehensive high schools produce inequality in educational achievement, which is similar to tracking between general and vocational high schools. Finally, the present study discusses the implications of the CHS policy and suggests directions for future research.

本研究使用「臺灣教育長期追蹤資料庫」第二波（2003）國三與第三波（2005）高二的CP追蹤數據，採用反事實模型框架下的傾向分數配對法估計單一性別環境對臺灣高中女生選組行爲（自然組／社會組）的因果效應。使用學生進入高中前的國三資料，本研究在學生因素，家庭因素和學校、班級因素三個方面充分平衡處置組（進入女校）和控制組（進入男女合校）的樣本，使配對樣本之間除了進入女校或進入男女合校之外，在以上三個方面儘可能相等，嘗試克服觀察性數據因選擇性偏誤問題對因果效應的估計帶來的阻礙。結果顯示，在進行傾向分數配對後，處置組和控制組之間達到了很好的平衡，進入女校的女生與進入男女合班的男女合校中的女生相比，女校顯著地促進了高中女生選自然組的機率，然而該效應在數學成績水平不同的女生中存在異質性，女校顯著地促進了數學成績處於高水平的女生的選擇自然組的行爲。作爲教育分流的重要組成部分，臺灣高中生選組行爲的性別隔離長期存在，選組行爲與學生未來大學科系選擇和職業選擇關係密切，自然組中低比例的女生組成顯現出隱藏的教育機會不平等。該現象長期存在的背後因素，除了學生個人因素和學生家庭背景因素帶來的影響，本研究關注學校這一角色對高中女生選組行爲的影響。 / Based on the Taiwan Educational Panel Survey’s core panel data from wave 2 (junior high school/9th grade) and wave 3 (high school/11th grade), researcher applies the propensity score analysis in counterfactual framework to study the causal effect of single-sex schooling on high school girls’ curriculum tracking (science track or humanity track) selection. Observational data always be the obstacles of making the causal analysis because it's lacking random assignment and being under threat of selection bias and unobserved variables. Using the pretreatment variables from students in 9th grade, students in the treatment group were matched with those in control groups by the individual factors, family factors and school, classroom environment factors. After matching, students come from different groups are supposed to be relatively equivalent on all the matching variables except for attending single-sex school or not. The researcher can make suitable comparison and prediction between well-matched samples. The result shows that more girls in single-sex high schools tend to choose science track. Effect of single-sex schooling is not the same among girls with different level of math scores. It benefits girls with top math performance significantly. As an important part of the educational tracking system, alternative curriculum tracking selection in Taiwan high school is worth noteworthy. The long lasting gender segregation is closely associated with students college major as well as occupation selection and it reveals the hidden educational inequality between gender. Other than focusing on the individual and family background effect on high school girls’ curriculum tracking selection, this study highlights the school effect on it.