Scale: Basic Assumptions on diversity – version A

Theoretical allocation in original studyEthnicity and Migration/Multicultural school culture

OriginSelf-developed scale

SourceCore 6 Development ,

CitationKuger, S.; Jude, N.; Klieme, E.; Kaplan, D. (2016). Basic Assumptions on diversity – version A - Lehrkräfte [Fragebogenskala: Version 1.0]. In: Programme for International Student Assessment (2015) - Fragebogenerhebung Chapter 04 - Field Trial (PISA 2015) [Skalenkollektion: Version 1.0]. Datenerhebung 2014. Frankfurt am Main: Forschungsdatenzentrum Bildung am DIPF. http://dx.doi.org/10.7477/150:0:1

Theoretical background--

Target groupTeacher General

Time Period of Data Collection2014

Release date30.06.2020

Number of items5

IntroductionSchools differ in the way they address cultural diversity. For each of the following pairs of statements, please choose the statement that the majority of teachers in your school would agree with.
Please select one response in each row.

Items

Item text
TC057Q01NA 1 = It is beneficial for the academic success of students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds when schools regard their cultural differences. 2 = It is beneficial for the academic success of students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds when schools encourage them to adopt the culture and norms of [country of test].
1 = It is crucial for the academic success of multilingual students that schools offer additional courses in [test language]. 2 = It is crucial for the academic success of [multilingual students] that schools offer courses to teach students literacy in their [heritage language].
1 = It is best for school cohesion when students from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds refrain from expressing their differences at school. 2 = It is best for school cohesion when the school encourages the expression of cultural differences amongst their students.
1 = In order to achieve the school’s goals it is necessary that the school continually adapts its structures and practices to the needs of students from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. 2 = In order to achieve the school’s goals it is necessary that students from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds adapt to the school’s existing structures and practices.
1 = It is best for school cohesion when all students speak the same language at school. 2 = It is best for school cohesion when the school encourages linguistic diversity in school of students of my [cultural origin/ethnic group] and of other students.

Response category

Value	Meaning
1	chosing option Code 1
2	chosing option Code 2

StudyPISA - Programme for International Student Assessment (2015)

SurveyFragebogenerhebung (Skalenkollektion): Chapter 06 - Ethnicity and Migration (PISA 2015)