Chinese Language Classroom Learning Environment

Validation Of The Chinese Language Classroom Learning Environment Inventory for Investigating The Nature Of Chinese Language Classroom

Objectives of the study :

(1) Describe validation procedures of the CLEI ( Chinese Language Classroom Learning Environment Inventory
(2) Report validation results obtained from the various statistical procedures
(3) Compare results of the validation with WIHIC

Methodology

Sample : 1460 Express students from 25 schools

Instrument : CLCEI ( Bilingual - Eng and CL )
Scales : (a) Student Cohesiveness
(b)Teacher Support
(c) Involvement
(d)Task Orientation
(e)Co-operation
(f) Equity

4 different forms : student-actual. student-preferred, teacher-actual, teacher-preferred

Data collection : Researcher conducted the procedure personally
Instructions written down to ensure uniformity in the way the survey was conducted in all the 25 schools
CL teachers checked to see if students had left any questions unamswered.
Instructions given in Mandarin
SPSS used to analyse data

Results :

(1) Internal consistency of CLCEI higher than WIHIC
(2) Equity varies according to cultural context : Eg : Value of Equity scale higher in Taiwan than in Indonesia
(3) Each scale of CLCEI is able to differentiate significantly between perceptions of students from different classrooms

Conclusion : CLCEI is a reliable bilingual instrument that can be used to assess CL learning environment in Singapore secondary schools.