| 英文摘要 |
This study examines the effectiveness and potential mechanisms of a leadership development program for elementary students that combines task - oriented learning with mentor-guided reflection. Participants were 22 students from Penghu County who attended a f our-day summer leadership camp. The curriculum, aligned with Taiwan’s Special Needs Curriculum Guidelines, targeted cognitive, affective, and skill domains, and was implemented through process-oriented tasks and on -site mentor facilitation of reflective learning. Quantitatively, the Leadership Skills Inventory was administered pre - and postintervention. Given the sample size and data characteristics, analyses used the Wilcoxon signed-rank test with the matched -pairs rank-biserial correlation (rr b ) as the effect size; qualitative data included observation checklists and students’written conceptions of leadership. Results showed a significant overall gain on the total scale (Z = 3.99, p < .001) with a large effect (r r b = .97). Most subscales were significant (p < .05); the largest effects were observed for“Leadership Concepts”and“Written Communication”(both r r b = 1.00), indicating that all students who changed on these dimensions moved in a positive direction—consistent with the program’s emphasis on structured tasks and explicit articulation. However, because the intervention used a small sample and a brief, high-intensity format, students’perceived efficacy may have been inflated during testing; furthermore, the four-point response scale may introduce ceiling and floor effects. Accordingly, score interpretations should be made with caution, and follow-up with large samples is recommended to assess durability. Qualitative analyses indicated a shift in students’leadership conceptions from authority/control to cooperation and differentiated role allocation, and highlighted the role of mentors’questioning and feedback in fostering growth in affective domains su ch as values clarification and personal traits. Overall, the integration of authentic tasks and mentor guidance improved elementary students’leadership skills and offers a practical prototype for future curriculum design and implementation. |