Measures positive beliefs about being multilingual
Beliefs About Multilingualism (BAM)
What are people's beliefs about multilingualism?
Beliefs about Multilingualism is an 8-question measure of people's positive beliefs about the benefits of multilingualism. This survey can be used to explore relationships between beliefs about multilingualism and variables like gender, openness to experience, or number of languages spoken. Past research suggests that older students in grade 11 held more positive beliefs about multilingualism than younger students in grade 7 (Bailey et al., 2023).
Resources: - Haukås, Å., Storto, A., & Tiurikova, I. (2024). School students’ beliefs about the benefits of multilingualism. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 45(7), 2817-2830.
- Bailey, E. G., Parrish, A., & Pierce, N. J. (2023). ‘Having a decent understanding of more than one language’: exploring multilingualism with secondary school students in England. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-13.
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Disclaimer
The following languages that are currently offered for this survey are not validated translations. This survey was translated using Google Translate and verified by members of the community.
What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:
- bam_beliefs_about_multilingualism: Higher scores mean participants hold more positive beliefs about multilingualism.
Raw data: 8 questions combined to make 1 variable (beliefs about multilingualism). The variable's score ranges from 1-5.
Calculation:
Subscores are determined by averaging the scores of the questions. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), so the average of the scores will also range from 1-5.
- bam_beliefs_about_multilingualism: Average of questions 1-8
Background
In this survey, you are asked to rate your beliefs about knowing multiple languages.
Parameters
The following features of this survey can be tweaked:
* Default values are shown (can clone survey and modify these)
Choose the language to display the survey in
english
What participants see before taking the survey
In this survey, you are asked to rate your beliefs about knowing multiple languages.
What participants see after taking the survey
This survey can be used to explore relationships between beliefs about multilingualism and variables like gender, openness to experience, or number of languages spoken. Past research suggests that older students in grade 11 held more positive beliefs about multilingualism than younger students in grade 7 (Bailey et al., 2023).
Mobile compatible
Aggregate Variables
These data are automatically written to a csv file upon completion of the survey
more info
- BAM_beliefs_about_multilingualism: Higher scores mean participants hold more positive beliefs about multilingualism.
Scoring
Subscores are determined by averaging the scores of the questions. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("strongly disagree") to 5 ("strongly agree"), so the average of the scores will also range from 1-5.
Format
This is a likert scale survey.
Duration
2-5 minutes
Resources
- Haukås, Å., Storto, A., & Tiurikova, I. (2024). School students’ beliefs about the benefits of multilingualism. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 45(7), 2817-2830.
- Bailey, E. G., Parrish, A., & Pierce, N. J. (2023). ‘Having a decent understanding of more than one language’: exploring multilingualism with secondary school students in England. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1-13.