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Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Understand Students’ Perceptions of Bilingual Education in Taiwan

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This study employed a localized bilingual education model developed in Taiwan to design a questionnaire targeted at junior high school students. The questionnaire was validated using exploratory factor analysis. Reliability testing indicated Cronbach’s alpha values for subscales ranging from 0.88 to 0.95, with an overall Cronbach’s alpha of 0.98. A total of 760 junior high school students in Taipei City who have received bilingual instruction completed the questionnaire. The results demonstrate that the questionnaire has high construct validity and internal consistency, making it a practical tool to evaluate students’ perceptions of bilingual education. Future studies should focus on qualitative research such as in-depth interviews, extend the survey to students at the university and primary school levels, and verify the questionnaire’s structure through confirmatory factor analysis.

Source: Education Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/educsci14101126

Authors: Chee-Peng Mason Seng, Chia-Kai Huang, Tzu-Bin Lin

Institutions: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Taiwan Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Second Language Learning and Teaching

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,046