ICCS 2009 Technical Report - IEA

Table 12.43: Item parameters for scales reflecting students’ reports on activities related to EuropeScale or Item Question/Item Wording Delta Tau(1) Tau(2) Tau(3)Particip. in Have you ever participated in any of the following activities?Groups/ActivitiesES2P02A Activities organised in my local area that involve meeting 1.14 0.02 -0.02people from other European countriesES2P02B Activities related to friendship agreements (twinning) 1.48 -0.16 0.16between my local town/city and other European towns/citiesES2P02C Music, dance or film festival(s) in another European country 1.13 0.00 0.00ES2P02D Sports event(s) in another European country 1.01 0.13 -0.13ES2P02F Exchange programs with students from other European 1.41 0.36 -0.36countries (going abroad or others coming to your country)ES2P02G School trip(s) to another European country 0.92 0.23 -0.23ES2P02H Visits to other European countries for leisure/holidays -0.41 -0.08 0.08ES2P02I Exhibitions, festivals, or other events about the art and 0.70 -0.12 0.12culture (e.g. music, films) of other European countriesHow much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?Learning Opps. My school gives me opportunities to …ES2P03A visit other European countries. -0.18 -1.07 -0.26 1.33ES2P03B meet young people from other European countries. -0.03 -1.61 -0.20 1.82ES2P03C learn about political and economic issues in other European 0.24 -1.93 -0.60 2.53countries. -ES2P03D find out what is happening in other European countries. -0.55 -1.80 -0.82 2.63ES2P03E find out about other European countries through the internet -0.56 -1.71 -0.57 2.27or the media (press, TV, or radio).ES2P03F learn about arts and culture (e.g., music, films) in other -0.65 -1.66 -0.71 2.36European countries.ES2P03G learn about sport in other European countries. -0.50 -1.85 -0.17 2.01ES2P03H find out what it is like to live in other European countries. -0.46 -1.78 -0.46 2.24ES2P03I learn about how I could work in other European countries. 0.00 -1.89 -0.08 1.96Particip. in How often are you involved in each of the following activities?CommunicationES2P04A Watching television to inform yourself about European news -0.39 0.13 -0.48 0.35ES2P04B Reading the newspapers to inform yourself about European 0.08 -0.08 -0.61 0.69newsES2P04C Discussing the political or economic situation in other 0.65 -0.39 -0.55 0.95European countries with your friends or familyES2P04D Discussing European sports events with your friends or family -0.10 -0.25 -0.23 0.49ES2P04E Discussing arts and culture (e.g. music, films) from other 0.22 -0.37 -0.38 0.74European countries with your friends or familyES2P04F Discussing the European Union with your friends or family 0.95 -0.64 -0.36 1.01ES2P04G Discussing issues raised in the European Parliament with 1.27 -0.44 -0.32 0.76your friends or familyES2P04H Talking about what life is like in other European countries 0.42 -0.83 -0.25 1.09with your friends or familyES2P04I Talking, with your friends and family, about what it might be 0.54 -0.66 -0.26 0.92like to work in other European countriesSCALING PROCEDURES FOR ICCS questionnaire ITEMS229