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Table 7 Teacher variables from the REDS national teacher questionnaire

From: Students’ and teachers’ perceptions of students’ academic outcomes in Slovenia: evidence from REDS data

Variable names

Questions

Measurement level

Categories

Reversed/collapsed

NT1G02R

Determining your class: what is the subject that you taught most at 7th grade before the 1st wave of COVID-19 epidemic started (meaning in a last school year)?

Nominal

1—Official languages: Slovene, in ethnically mixed areas also Italian, Hungarian; 2—Foreign languages: English / German or other modern foreign languages; 3—Mathematics; 4—Science (physics, chemistry, biology); 5—Human sciences/social sciences: history, geography, patriotic and citizenship culture and ethics; 6—Art: fine arts, musical art; 7—Technique and technology; 8—Sports

Collapsed

NT1G28B

TAK*: Students' grades were significantly influenced by how much and what kind of help their parents/guardians offered them

Ordinal

1—Strongly disagree; 2—Disagree; 3—Somewhat agree; 4 -Strongly agree

Reversed

NT1G28F

TAK: When assessing knowledge, I leaned towards higher grades because I wanted to avoid conflict situations and possible inspection procedures

Ordinal

1—Strongly disagree; 2—Disagree; 3—Somewhat agree; 4—Strongly agree

Reversed

NT1G28G

TAK: I assessed the demonstrated knowledge of students according to the same criteria as before the closure of schools

Ordinal

1—Strongly disagree; 2—Disagree; 3—Somewhat agree; 4—Strongly agree

Reversed

NT1G22

Teacher gender

Nominal

1—Female; 2—Male

No

  1. *Teacher views on the assessment and grading student knowledge during the school disruption