The Study of Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy：Development of Measurement Scale and the Current Situation Analysis

• Main Authors: Chun-chun Tsai, 蔡純純
• Other Authors: 何緼琪
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82395700389170429837

碩士 === 慈濟大學 === 教育研究所 === 94 === The purpose of the study is to develop the scale of Preservice Teahcer’s Multicultural Literacy and to apply it to preservice teachers .The result of the study is: Ⅰ. The development of Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale The Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale is based on the analysis of literature. There are three subscales in Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale, including Multicultural Awareness, Multicultural Knowledge, and Multicultural Skills. The formal scale consists of 60 items. By the measurement of reliability and validity, the reliability of the scale is .94. Besides, the scale is supported by construct validity and content validity. Therefore, the Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale has good reliability and validity.. Ⅱ. The application of Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale 1. All preservice teachers’ average score in Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale is 2.98. 2. The preservice female teachers’ total score and the score of subscale” Multicultural Awareness” in Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale are significantly higher than the preservice male teachers’. 3. Teachers’ different knowledge background will affect their preservice teachers’ multicultural literacy. The preservice teachers of the department of education get higher scores in Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale than that of science department. 4. The preservice elementary teachers’ score Preservice Teachers’ Multicultural Literacy Scale is higher than the preservice high school teachers’. 5. The preservice teachers taken the relative multicultural courses have higher multicultural literacy. 6. The preservice teachers’ multicultural literacy is relative to their different cultural experiences. Teachers having lived in different cultural regions, having the experience of travel, reading multicultural readings regularly, and attending the activities of minor group have higher multicultural literacy. 7. The preservice teachers’ multicultural literacy is relative to their experience of interpersonal interaction. Teachers with comrades and handicapped friends have higher multicultural literacy.