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
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TIMSS 2011
Question Number
TIMSS 2011
Variable Name
TIMSS 2011 Variable Description (See Questionnaire For Full Item Text)
HQ-10B ASBH10B Do you think your child's school should make a greater effort to include you in your child's education?
HQ-10C ASBH10C Do you think your child's school provides a safe environment?
HQ-10D ASBH10D Do you think your child's school cares about your child's progress in school?
HQ-10E ASBH10E Do you think your child's school should do better at keeping you informed of his/her progress?
HQ-10F ASBH10F Do you think your child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading?
HQ-10G ASBH10G Do you think your child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics?
HQ-10H ASBH10H Do you think your child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science?
HQ-11 ASBH11
In a typical week, how much time do you usually spend reading for yourself at home, including books,
magazines, newspapers, and materials for work (in print or electronically)?
HQ-12 ASBH12 When you are at home, how often do you read for your own enjoyment?
HQ-13A ASBH13A How much do you agree that you read only if you have to?
HQ-13B ASBH13B How much do you agree that you like talking about what you have read with other people?
HQ-13C ASBH13C How much do you agree that you like to spend your spare time reading?
HQ-13D ASBH13D How much do you agree that you read only if you need information?
HQ-13E ASBH13E How much do you agree that reading is an important activity in your home?
HQ-13F ASBH13F How much do you agree that you would like to have more time for reading?
HQ-13G ASBH13G How much do you agree that you enjoy reading?
HQ-14 ASBH14 About how many books are there in your home?
HQ-15A ASBH15A About how many children's books are there in your home?
HQ-15B ASBH15B Are these books mainly in ?
HQ-16A ASBH16A
HQ-16B ASBH16B
When talking at home with your child, what language does the child's father (or stepfather or male
guardian) use most often?
When talking at home with your child, what language does the child's mother (or stepmother or female
guardian) use most often?
HQ-17A ASBH17A What is the highest level of education completed by the child's father (or stepfather or male guardian)?
HQ-17 ASBH17B
What is the highest level of education completed by the child's mother (or stepmother or female
guardian)?
HQ-18 ASBH18 How far in his/her education do you expect your child to go?
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