[originaltext] Single-sex education can have enormous benefits for female stu

Single-sex education can have enormous benefits for female students. Numerous studies have shown that women who attend single-sex schools tend to have stronger self-confidence, better study habits and more ambitious career goals than women who attend co-educational schools. Girls who graduate from single-sex schools are three times more likely to become engineers than those who attend co-educational schools. The reason is that all-girls schools encourage women to enter fields traditionally dominated by men, such as science, technology and engineering. In co-educational schools, girls are often expected to succeed only in humanities or the arts. Research has also shown that in co-educational settings, teachers are more likely to praise and give in-depth responses to a boy’s comments in class. In contrast, they might only respond to a girl’s comments with a nod. They are also more likely to encourage boys to work through problems on their own, while they tend to step in and help girls who struggle with a problem. In an all-girls setting, girls are more likely to speak up frequently and make significant contributions to class than in a co-educational setting. Girls studying in a single-sex setting also earn higher scores on their College Board and Advanced Placement Exams than girls who study in co-educational settings. All-girls schools tend to be smaller than co-educational schools, which means teachers will be able to tailor the materials to girl students’ personal learning styles and interests.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What advantage does the speaker say girls from single-sex schools have over those from co-educational schools?
17. What do teachers tend to do in co-educational settings?
18. What are teachers more likely to do in an all-girls school?