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Table 2 School questionnaire variables with cross-country average correlation coefficients r ≥ ±0.2 with the students’ achievement scores averaged at school level

From: Evaluating the risk of nonresponse bias in educational large-scale assessments with school nonresponse questionnaires: a theoretical study

Label

Name

Used in model*

Approximately what percentages of students in your school have the following backgrounds? (Come from economically disadvantaged homes)

BCBG03A

T8—Model 1 to Model 10

ACBG03A

P4—Model 11

T4—Model 1 to Model 6

Approximately what percentages of students in your school have the following backgrounds? (Come from economically affluent homes)

BCBG03B

T8—Model 2 to Model 10

ACBG03B

P4—Model 10 to Model 11

T4—Model 2 to Model 6

How many people live in the city, town, or area where your school is located?

BCBG05A

T8—Model 8 to Model 10

ACBG05A

P4—Model 3 to Model 11

Which best describes the immediate area in which your school is located?

BCBG05B

T8—Model 7 to Model 10

Which best characterizes the average income level of the school’s immediate area?

BCBG05C

T8—Model 10

ACBG05C

P4—Model 1 to Model 11

T4—Model 3 to Model 6

How would you characterize each of the following within your school? (Teachers’ expectations for student achievement)

BCBG11D

T8—Model 3 to Model 10

ACBG12D

P4—Model 5 to Model 11

How would you characterize each of the following within your school? (Parental support for student achievement)

BCBG11E

T8—Model 5 to Model 10

ACBG12E

P4—Model 7 to Model 11

T4—Model 4 to Model 6

How would you characterize each of the following within your school? (Parental involvement in school activities)

BCBG11F

T8—Model 6 to Model 10

ACBG12F

P4—Model 9 to Model 11

T4—Model 5 to Model 6

How would you characterize each of the following within your school? (Students’ desire to do well at school)

BCBG11H

T8—Model 4 to Model 10

ACBG12H

P4—Model 8 to Model 11

T4—Model 6

To what degree is each of the following a problem among <fourth/eight-grade> students in your school? (Unjustified absenteeism)

BCBG12AB

T8—Model 9 to Model 10

ACBG13AB

P4—Model 2 to Model 11

About how many of the students in your school can do the following when they begin primary/elementary school? (Read some words)

ACBG16B

P4—Model 4 to Model 11

About how many of the students in your school can do the following when they begin primary/elementary school? (Recognize most of the letters of the alphabet)

ACBG16A

P4—Model 5 to Model 11

  1. * T4TIMSS grade 4; T8TIMSS grade 8; P4PIRLS