Wesleyan Intercultural Competence Scale

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

15 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Stemler, S., Imada, T, and Sorkin, C. (2014). Development and validation of the Wesleyan Intercultural Competence Scale (WICS): A tool for measuring the impact of study abroad experiences. Frontiers: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Abroad, 24, 25-58. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1062089.pdf

 

Full instrument with all questions and a scoring guide is available at the end of this open-source article.

Tags:

  1. Assessment
  2. assessment instruments
  3. formative assessment
  4. intercultural competence
  5. preparation for study abroad
  6. self-awareness

The instrument calibrates a series of statements about one's past behavior (during an immersion experience) to each of the six stages of the Developmental Model of Intercultural Competence. The instrument presents 16 situations commonly experienced during a semester abroad experience and asks the learner to choose one of six statements which most closely represents their behavioral or thought response to each situation.