A study of analysis and norm buildup of creativity for students in
pre-service teacher TCSOL education courses in Taiwan
Abstract
Research subjects in this study were Taiwan students in Teaching Chinese
to Speakers of Other Languages (TCSOL) programs. A total of 561 scales
were issued, and 414 subjects responded on how to analyze various
creative abilities. Four main study findings were noted: 1) male and
female students in TCSOL departments were equipped with the same
abilities in language and drawing; 2) graduate students in TCSOL
departments performed better in language ability; whereas undergraduate
students in TCSOL programs performed better in drawing ability; 3)
graduate students in TCSOL departments performed better in language
ability than undergraduate students; and 4) students in the TCSOL
program performed better in drawing ability than graduate students. With
respect to normed data, approximately 414 responses were established by
T-score and percentile, which provided criteria for interpretations and
implications.