Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College

SecTIOn 2: FOurTH grade – HOMe QueSTIOnnaIre
Exhibit S1.2: Index of International Background Variables for the TIMSS 2011 Home Questionnaire - Fourth Grade
(Continued)
TIMSS 2011
Question Number
TIMSS 2011
Variable Name
HQ-04A ASBH04A Did your child attend ?
HQ-04B ASBH04B How long was he/she in ?
TIMSS 2011 Variable Description (See Questionnaire For Full Item Text)
HQ-05 ASBH05 How old was your child when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-06A ASBH06A
How well could your child recognize most of the letters of the alphabet when he/she began
primary/elementary school?
HQ-06B ASBH06B How well could your child read some words when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-06C ASBH06C How well could your child read sentences when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-06D ASBH06D How well could your child write letters of the alphabet when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-06E ASBH06E How well could your child write some words when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-07A ASBH07A Could your child count by himself/herself when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-07B ASBH07B Could your child recognize different shapes when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-07C ASBH07C
Could your child recognize the written numbers from 1–10 when he/she began primary/elementary
school?
HQ-07D ASBH07D Could your child write the numbers from 1–10 when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-07E ASBH07E Could your child do simple addition when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-07F ASBH07F Could your child do simple substraction when he/she began primary/elementary school?
HQ-08 ASBH08 On average, how much time does your child spend on homework in a day?
HQ-09A ASBH09A How often do you or someone in your home discuss your child's schoolwork with him/her?
HQ-09B ASBH09B How often do you or someone in your home help your child with his/her homework?
HQ-09C ASBH09C How often do you or someone in your home make sure your child sets aside time to do his/her homework?
HQ-09D ASBH09D How often do you or someone in your home ask your child what he/she learned in school?
HQ-09E ASBH09E How often do you or someone in your home check if your child has done his/her homework?
HQ-09F ASBH09F How often do you or someone in your home help your child practice his/her reading?
HQ-09G ASBH09G How often do you or someone in your home help your child practice his/her math skills?
HQ-09H ASBH09H How often do you or someone in your home talk with your child about what he/she is reading?
HQ-10A ASBH10A Do you think your child's school includes you in your child's education?
InTernaTIOnal VerSIOn OF THe TIMSS 2011
backgrOund and currIculuM QueSTIOnnaIreS
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