User Guide for the TIMSS International Database.pdf - TIMSS and ...
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C H A P T E R 7 D A T A B A S E F I L E S<br />
BSMSCPT Population 2 - Number of Raw Score Points in<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />
BSSSCPT Population 2 - Number of Raw Score Points in Science<br />
School-Level Achievement Score Variables<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong>se student-level scores, <strong>the</strong> following variables containing <strong>the</strong> mean of <strong>the</strong><br />
overall ma<strong>the</strong>matics <strong>and</strong> science scale scores <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> lower <strong>and</strong> upper grades of each school are<br />
provided in <strong>the</strong> School Background files:<br />
ACLGMAT Population 1 - Mean Overall Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Achievement <strong>for</strong> Lower Grade<br />
ACUGMAT Population 1 - Mean Overall Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Achievement <strong>for</strong> Upper Grade<br />
ACLGSCI Population 1 - Mean Overall Science Achievement <strong>for</strong> Lower Grade<br />
ACUGSCI Population 1 - Mean Overall Science Achievement <strong>for</strong> Upper Grade<br />
BCLGMAT Population 2 - Mean Overall Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Achievement <strong>for</strong> Lower Grade<br />
BCUGMAT Population 2 - Mean Overall Ma<strong>the</strong>matics Achievement <strong>for</strong> Upper Grade<br />
BCLGSCI Population 2 - Mean Overall Science Achievement <strong>for</strong> Lower Grade<br />
BCUGSCI Population 2 - Mean Overall Science Achievement <strong>for</strong> Upper Grade<br />
7.2.1.6 Linking <strong>and</strong> Tracking Variables<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation about students, teachers, <strong>and</strong> schools provided on <strong>the</strong> survey tracking <strong>for</strong>ms 2 is<br />
included in linking or tracking variables. These variables have prefixes of IL or IT. Some of <strong>the</strong><br />
important linking <strong>and</strong> tracking variables are listed below. 3<br />
Variables Included in <strong>the</strong> Student Background Files<br />
ITSEX Gender of each student<br />
ITBIRTHM Month of birth of each student<br />
ITBIRTHY Year of birth of each student<br />
ITDATEM Month of testing <strong>for</strong> each student<br />
ITDATEY Year of testing <strong>for</strong> each student<br />
2 Survey Tracking <strong>for</strong>ms are listings of students, teachers, or schools used <strong>for</strong> sampling <strong>and</strong> administration purposes.<br />
3<br />
Some additional linking <strong>and</strong> tracking variables included in <strong>the</strong> international background files but not listed above are<br />
indicated in <strong>the</strong> codebooks described in Section 7.3.<br />
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