Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College
Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College
Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College
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SecTIOn 4: FOurTH grade – ScHOOl QueSTIOnnaIre<br />
Exhibit S1.4: Index of International Background Variables for the <strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011 School Questionnaire - Fourth Grade<br />
(Continued)<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong><br />
2011<br />
Question<br />
Number<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong><br />
2011<br />
Variable<br />
Name<br />
SCQ-17D ACBG17D<br />
SCQ-17E ACBG17E<br />
SCQ-17F ACBG17F<br />
SCQ-17G ACBG17G<br />
SCQ-17H ACBG17H<br />
SCQ-17I ACBG17I<br />
SCQ-17J ACBG17J<br />
SCQ-17K ACBG17K<br />
SCQ-17L ACBG17L<br />
SCQ-17M ACBG17M<br />
SCQ-17N ACBG17N<br />
SCQ-18A ACBG18A<br />
SCQ-18B ACBG18B<br />
SCQ-18C ACBG18C<br />
SCQ-19 ACBG19<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011 Variable Description (See Questionnaire For Full Item Text)<br />
At which grade does reading isolated sentences first receive a major emphasis in<br />
instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does reading connected text first receive a major emphasis in<br />
instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does locating information within the text first receive a major<br />
emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does identifying the main idea of a text first receive a major<br />
emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does explaining or supporting their underst<strong>and</strong>ing of a text first<br />
receive a major emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does comparing a text with personal experience first receive a<br />
major emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does comparing different texts first receive a major emphasis in<br />
instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade do making predictions about what will happen next in a text first<br />
receive a major emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does making generalizations <strong>and</strong> drawing inferences based on a<br />
text first receive a major emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does describing the style or structure of a text first receive a<br />
major emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
At which grade does determining the author's perspective or intention first<br />
receive a major emphasis in instruction in your school?<br />
Compared with other areas of the curriculum, how much emphasis does your<br />
school place on teaching reading to students in ?<br />
Compared with other areas of the curriculum, how much emphasis does your<br />
school place on teaching writing to students in ?<br />
Compared with other areas of the curriculum, how much emphasis does your<br />
school place on teaching speaking/listening to students in ?<br />
For students in <strong>and</strong> below, does your school make provisions for<br />
reading instruction in mother tongue for students whose mother tongue is not<br />
?<br />
<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2007<br />
Variable Name<br />
InTernaTIOnal VerSIOn OF THe <strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011<br />
backgrOund <strong>and</strong> currIculuM QueSTIOnnaIreS<br />
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