本研究旨在暸解新住民家庭幼兒與非新住民家庭幼兒的數學能力和語言能力表現
與差異，並探討新住民家庭幼兒語言能力和數學能力之間的關係。研究以立意取樣方
式，選取高雄市國小附幼新住民家庭四歲幼兒 32 名，及與新住民家庭幼兒同班、同年
齡、社經地位相近之非新住民家庭幼兒 32 名為配對樣本。研究工具為修訂學前兒童語
言障礙評量表、及自編之幼兒數學能力操作測驗。研究發現如下：
一、新住民與非新住民家庭幼兒的數學能力表現皆具有中上程度；兩組幼兒「數學能
力」有不同，其中「數的合成與分解」子概念能力的表現上，新住民家庭幼兒比較弱。
二、新住民與非新住民家庭幼兒的語言能力表現皆屬普通程度；兩組幼兒在「語言能
力」上有不同，其中「語言理解」和「口語表達」兩個分層面的表現上，新住民家庭
幼兒都明顯較弱。
三、新住民家庭幼兒的語言能力與數學能力表現之間沒有明顯關係。

The study aims to explore the performance and differences on mathematical and
language ability of young children between new immigrant families and local families and
to analyze the correlation between mathematical and linguistic ability for young children in
new immigrant families. By purposive sampling, in south district of Kaohsiung City, 32
4-year-old children in new immigrant families from the affiliated kindergarten in
elementary school and 32 local children with same age, class, and socio-economic status
were the matching subjects. The research tools included The Revised Language Disturbance
Scale for Preschool Children and self-complied Manipulative Test of Mathematical Ability
for Young Children. The results were as follows:
1. Both of young children in new immigrant and local families had mathematical ability on
upper-level. Two groups of children had different levels on mathematical ability, and the
performances of children in new immigrant families on the sub-concept of composition and
division of number were weaker than the local ones.
2. Both of young children in new immigrant and local families had language ability on
intermediate level. There were different on language ability between the two groups, and the
performances of children in new immigrant families on the aspects of comprehension and oral expression were weaker than the local ones.
3. There was no significant correlation between language and mathematical ability for
young children in new immigrant families.