Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College

SecTIOn 6: eIgHTH grade – STudenT QueSTIOnnaIreS
Exhibit S1.6: Index of International Background Variables for the TIMSS 2011 Student Questionnaire - Eighth Grade
(Continued)
TIMSS 2011
General/
Integrated
Question
Number
TIMSS 2011
General/
Integrated
Variable
Name
TIMSS 2011
Separate
Sciences
Question
Number
TIMSS 2011
Separate
Sciences
Variable
Name
– – – – SQSS-32M BSBP32M
– – – – SQSS-32N BSBP32N
– – – – SQSS-33AA BSBM33AA
– – – – SQSS-33AB BSBB33AB
– – – – SQSS-33AC BSBE33AC
– – – – SQSS-33AD BSBC33AD
– – – – SQSS-33AE BSBP33AE
– – – – SQSS-33BA BSBM33BA
– – – – SQSS-33BB BSBB33BB
– – – – SQSS-33BC BSBE33BC
– – – – SQSS-33BD BSBC33BD
– – – – SQSS-33BE BSBP33BE
TIMSS 2011 Variable Description
(See Questionnaire For Full Item Text)
How much do you agree that you need to do well in
physics to get the job you want?
How much do you agree that you would like a job that
involves using physics?
How often does your teacher give you homework in
mathematics?
How often does your teacher give you homework in
biology?
How often does your teacher give you homework in earth
science?
How often does your teacher give you homework in
chemistry?
How often does your teacher give you homework in
physics?
When your teacher gives you mathematics homework,
about how many minutes do you usually spend on your
homework?
When your teacher gives you biology homework, about
how many minutes do you usually spend on your
homework?
When your teacher gives you earth science homework,
about how many minutes do you usually spend on your
homework?
When your teacher gives you chemistry homework, about
how many minutes do you usually spend on your
homework?
When your teacher gives you physics homework, about
how many minutes do you usually spend on your
homework?
TIMSS 2011 uSer guIde FOr THe InTernaTIOnal daTabaSe
174 Supplement 1
TIMSS 2007
Variable
Name
BS4PAGET
BS4MOHWG
BS4BOHWG
BS4EOHWG
BS4COHWG
BS4POHWG
BS4MSHWM
BS4BSHWM
BS4ESHWM
BS4CSHWM
BS4PSHWM
Notes