Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College
Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College
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SecTIOn 6: eIgHTH grade – STudenT QueSTIOnnaIreS<br />
Exhibit S1.6: Index of International Background Variables for the <strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011 Student Questionnaire - Eighth Grade<br />
(Continued)<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011<br />
General/<br />
Integrated<br />
Question<br />
Number<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011<br />
General/<br />
Integrated<br />
Variable<br />
Name<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011<br />
Separate<br />
Sciences<br />
Question<br />
Number<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011<br />
Separate<br />
Sciences<br />
Variable<br />
Name<br />
– – – – SQSS-19B BSBB19B<br />
– – – – SQSS-19C BSBB19C<br />
– – – – SQSS-19D BSBB19D<br />
– – – – SQSS-19E BSBB19E<br />
– – – – SQSS-20A BSBB20A<br />
– – – – SQSS-20B BSBB20B<br />
– – – – SQSS-20C BSBB20C<br />
– – – – SQSS-20D BSBB20D<br />
– – – – SQSS-20E BSBB20E<br />
– – – – SQSS-20F BSBB20F<br />
– – – – SQSS-20G BSBB20G<br />
– – – – SQSS-20H BSBB20H<br />
– – – – SQSS-20I BSBB20I<br />
– – – – SQSS-20J BSBB20J<br />
– – – – SQSS-20K BSBB20K<br />
– – – – SQSS-20L BSBB20L<br />
– – – – SQSS-20M BSBB20M<br />
– – – – SQSS-20N BSBB20N<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011 Variable Description<br />
(See Questionnaire For Full Item Text)<br />
How much do you agree that you think of things not<br />
related to the lesson in your biology lessons?<br />
How much do you agree that your teacher is easy to<br />
underst<strong>and</strong> in your biology lessons?<br />
How much do you agree that you are interested in what<br />
your teacher is saying in your biology lessons?<br />
How much do you agree that your teacher gives you<br />
interesting things to do in your biology lessons?<br />
How much do you agree that you usually do well in<br />
biology?<br />
How much do you agree that biology is more difficult for<br />
you than for many of your classmates?<br />
How much do you agree that biology is not one of your<br />
strengths?<br />
How much do you agree that you learn things quickly in<br />
biology?<br />
How much do you agree that biology makes you<br />
confused <strong>and</strong> nervous?<br />
How much do you agree that you are good at working<br />
out difficult biology problems?<br />
How much do you agree that your teacher thinks you can<br />
do well in biology with<br />
difficult materials?<br />
How much do you agree that your teacher tells you that<br />
you are good at biology?<br />
How much do you agree that biology is harder for you<br />
than any other subject?<br />
How much do you agree that learning biology will help<br />
you in your daily life?<br />
How much do you agree that you need biology to learn<br />
other school subjects?<br />
How much do you agree that you need to do well in<br />
biology to get into the of your choice?<br />
How much do you agree that you need to do well in<br />
biology to get the job you want?<br />
How much do you agree that you would like a job that<br />
involves using biology?<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011 uSer guIde FOr THe InTernaTIOnal daTabaSe<br />
170 <strong>Supplement</strong> 1<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2007<br />
Variable<br />
Name<br />
BS4BAWEL<br />
BS4BACLM<br />
BS4BASTR<br />
BS4BAQKY<br />
BS4BAHDL<br />
BS4BAOSS<br />
BS4BAUNI<br />
BS4BAGET<br />
– – – – SQSS-21 BSBE21 Are you studying earth science in school this year? BS4EARTH<br />
– – – – SQSS-22A BSBE22A<br />
– – – – SQSS-22B BSBE22B<br />
– – – – SQSS-22C BSBE22C<br />
How much do you agree that you enjoy learning earth<br />
science?<br />
How much do you agree that you wish you did not have<br />
to study earth science?<br />
How much do you agree that you read about earth<br />
science in your spare time?<br />
BS4EAENJ<br />
– – – – SQSS-22D BSBE22D How much do you agree that earth science is boring? BS4EABOR<br />
– – – – SQSS-22E BSBE22E<br />
How much do you agree that you learn many interesting<br />
things in earth science?<br />
– – – – SQSS-22F BSBE22F How much do you agree that you like earth science? BS4EALIK<br />
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