Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College

TIMSS
2011
Question
Number
TIMSS
2011
Variable
Name
SecTIOn 9: eIgHTH grade– ScHOOl QueSTIOnnaIre
Exhibit S1.9: Index of International Background Variables for the TIMSS 2011 School Questionnaire -
Eighth Grade (Continued)
SCQ-15A BCBG15A
SCQ-15B BCBG15B
SCQ-16A BCBG16A
SCQ-16B BCBG16B
SCQ-16C BCBG16C
SCQ-17A BCBG17A
SCQ-17B BCBG17B
SCQ-17C BCBG17C
SCQ-17D BCBG17D
SCQ-17E BCBG17E
SCQ-17F BCBG17F
SCQ-17G BCBG17G
SCQ-17H BCBG17H
SCQ-17I BCBG17I
SCQ-17J BCBG17J
SCQ-17K BCBG17K
SCQ-17L BCBG17L
SCQ-17M BCBG17M
TIMSS 2011 Variable Description
(See Questionnaire For Full Item Text)
How difficult was it to fill teaching vacancies for this school year
for mathematics?
How difficult was it to fill teaching vacancies for this school year
for science?
Does your school currently use any incentives to recruit or retain
teachers in mathematics?
Does your school currently use any incentives to recruit or retain
teachers in science?
Does your school currently use any incentives to recruit or retain
teachers in other fields?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent promoting
the school's educational vision or goals in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent developing
the school's curricular and educational goals in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent monitoring
teachers' implementation of the school's educational goals in their teaching in
your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent monitoring
students' learning progress to ensure that the school's educational goals are
reached in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent keeping an
orderly atmosphere in the school in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent ensuring
that there are clear rules for student behavior in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent addressing
disruptive student behavior in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent creating a
climate of trust among teachers in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent initiating a
discussion to help teachers who have problems in the classroom in your role as
school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent advising
teachers who have questions or problems with their teaching in your role as
school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent visiting
other schools or attending educational conferences for new ideas in your role as
school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent initiating
educational projects or improvements in your role as school principal?
During the past year, approximately how much time have you spent
participating in professional development activities specifically for school
principals in your role as school principal?
TIMSS 2007
Variable Name
BC4MFVAY
BC4SFVAY
BC4MRRTM
BC4SRRTS
BC4GRRTO
InTernaTIOnal VerSIOn OF THe TIMSS 2011
backgrOund and currIculuM QueSTIOnnaIreS
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