ICCS 2009 Technical Report - IEA

Table 12.36: Reliabilities for scales reflecting principals’ reports on school climateCountry Students’ Behavior Social ProblemsAustria 0.79 0.70Belgium (Flemish) 0.77 0.58Bulgaria 0.83 0.78Chile 0.85 0.87Chinese Taipei 0.87 0.71Colombia 0.78 0.78Cyprus 0.84 0.80Czech Republic 0.77 0.78Denmark 0.86 0.81Dominican Republic 0.87 0.84England 0.93 0.72Estonia 0.86 0.66Finland 0.91 0.71Greece 0.82 0.80Guatemala 0.77 0.91Hong Kong SAR 0.92 0.72Indonesia 0.78 0.71Ireland 0.89 0.80Italy 0.89 0.75Korea, Republic of 0.83 0.62Latvia 0.74 0.75Liechtenstein 0.89 0.48Lithuania 0.89 0.78Luxembourg 0.96 0.82Malta 0.80 0.72Mexico 0.81 0.82Netherlands 0.84 0.48New Zealand 0.86 0.83Norway 0.86 0.74Paraguay 0.77 0.81Poland 0.71 0.79Russian Federation 0.85 0.68Slovak Republic 0.82 0.59Slovenia 0.85 0.73Spain 0.85 0.81Sweden 0.91 0.84Switzerland 0.84 0.63Thailand 0.86 0.73ICCS average 0.86 0.80shows the item wording as well as the item parameters that were used for scaling. The highervalues on this scale reflect perceptions that teachers had a relatively strong sense of belongingto the school.SCALING PROCEDURES FOR ICCS questionnaire ITEMS221