Measurement of Intercultural Competence: Dimensions and Fators

[[abstract]]隨著全球化的發展，如何提升學習者的跨文化能力，以增進他們在跨文化 社會生活與工作的適應力，成為教育工作必須審慎面對的時代任務。然而， 跨文化能力應包含哪些構面與要素? 那些變數影響著跨文化能力 的發展? 又如何建構一個穩定而有效的跨文化能力評量表? 本計畫研究依據個人在跨文化溝通與跨文化能力領域六年來之研究心得，以及指導兩位碩士生透過SPSS統計軟體完成之跨文化能力量化研究之碩士論文為基礎，目的在透過量化研究釐清跨文化能力的 構面、指標與變數，進而建構一個有效而穩定的跨文化能力量表， 透過結構方程模式(structural eqution model ing)之LISREL 方法進行因素分析， 驗證量表之信效度， 透過迴歸分析驗證自變項與跨文化能力之關聯性，檢驗結果與預期之相關性。[[abstract]]With the development of globalization, students must acquire a certain level of intercultural competence to discover the world they live in and learn to adjust themselves to a multicultural society and a global economy. How to achieve this has become a challenge which educators must face. However, of which dimensions and factors must the assessment for intercultural competence comprise? Also, which variables influence the development of intercultural competence? This project is based on the results of a 6 year research and the masters dissertations of two students on intercultural competence. It aims to develop an intercultural competence scale through quantitative studies to clearly define the dimensions, indices, and variables of intercultural ability. Factor analysis is conducted with LISREL to verify the the reliability and the validity of the scale. Regression analysis verifies the correlation between the independent variable and intercultural competence and the correlation between the actual results and the expected results.[[note]]NSC100-2410-H327-02