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

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.