Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 1 ICCS 2009 Data Files and Variables

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 2 Content File Naming Convention Variable Naming Convention Question Location

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 3 Content File Naming Convention Variable Naming Convention Question Location

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 4 File Naming Convention I S G ICS F 2 Target grade Respondent Level Type of data Placeholder for Country Code/ National Context Survey Study Phase Study Cycle ISGICSF2 - International Student Questionnaire File (Field Trial)

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 5 File Naming Convention CategoryMeaning 1. Target Grade I = International target grade (usually 8th grade) J = Additional grade (9th grade) 2. Respondent Level S = Student T = Teacher C = School N = National 3. Type of Data A = Achievement G = General (Questionnaire) E = European Module L = Latin American Module R = Reliability 4. Placeholder for Country Code/ National Context Survey ICS = International AUT = Austria DEU = Germany … NC1 = National Contexts Survey Stage 1 NC2 = National Contexts Survey Stage 2 5. Study Phase P = Pilot F = Field Trial C = Main Survey + National Contexts Survey  Civic and Citizenship Education 6. Study Cycle 2 = Second Cycle (ICCS 2009)

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 6 File Naming Convention Data FileTarget GradeResp. LevelType Student AchievementISA Student QuestionnaireISG Student ReliabilityISR European Module Student Questionnaire ISE Latin American Module Student Questionnaire ISL Teacher QuestionnaireITG School QuestionnaireICG National Contexts SurveyING

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 7 File Naming Examples ISAAUTF2  ICCS 2009 Student Achievement File - Austria - Field Trial (Target Grade) JSGNORF2  ICCS 2009 Student Questionnaire File - Norway - Field Trial (Additional Grade) ITGGTMC2  ICCS 2009 Teacher Questionnaire File - Guatemala - Main Survey

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 8 Content File Naming Convention Variable Naming Convention Question Location

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 9 Digit for Multi Part Items I S B A 02 B 1 Reference Level Respondent Level Form / Cycle of Study Block Question Number in Block Digit for Multi Part Question ISBA02B1 = International Student Questionnaire, ‘About You’ block, 2nd Question of Block, Dimension B (second Item), Part 1 Variables in Questionnaires

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 10 CategoryMeaning 1. Reference level I = Internationally administered E = European Module L = Latin American Module X = National Context N = Nationally administered 2. Respondent Level / National Context Survey S = Student T = Teacher C = School A = Phase 1 B = Phase 2 3. Form / Cycle of Study Student Questionnaire A = Form A B = Form B C = Form C School/Teacher/Regional Module/Nat. Context & Main Survey 2 = 2nd cycle (ICCS 2009) Variables in Questionnaires

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 11 CategoryMeaning 4. Block Student Questionnaire A = About you B = Your home and your family C = Your activities D = Your school E = Citizens and society F = You and society G = Rights and responsibilities H = Institutions and society I = Participating in society J = You and religion School/Teacher/Regional Module/Nat. Context & Main Survey G = Background P = Perception T = Test (RM only) 5. Question Number in Block 01, 02, Digit for Multi Part Items A, B, C … 7. Digit for Multi Part Items 1, 2, 3... or A, B, C... Variables in Questionnaires

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 12 Questionnaire Variable Examples ISAD01A - ICCS 2009 Student Questionnaire - Block D ‘Your School’ - Question 1 in Block - Part A LS2T05C- ICCS 2009 Latin American Module Student Questionnaire - Test Block - Question 5 in Block - Part C (3rd Item)

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 13 Questionnaire Variable Examples NT2G13A2- National Variable in Teacher Questionnaire File - Question 13 - Part 2 (2nd Item) ISBG01A2- Student Questionnaire - Form B - Block G “Rights and responsibilities” - Question 1 - Item A - Format 2 without “don’t know” option

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 14 C E 2 03 M 1 General Study Content Test Booklet/ Final Codebooks for International Database Cycle of Study when Item was first administered Unique Item Unit Identifier Item Number within Unit Item Type CE203M1 = International Student Achievement Booklet E (Booklet 5), Unit “03”, Multiple-choice Item, Item 1 of Unit Variables in Achievement Files

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 15 Variables in Achievement files Category Meaning 1. General Study Content C = Civic and Citizenship Education 2. Test Booklet/ Final Codebook for International Database A = 1 B = 2 C = 3 D = 4 E = 5 F = 6 I – International Core E – European Module L – Latin American Module 3. Cycle of Study when item was first administered 1 = 1st cycle (CIVED 1999) 2 = 2nd cycle (ICCS 2009) 4. Unique Item Unit Identifier 01, 02, Item Type M = Multiple-choice Item C = Constructed Item O = Open-ended Item 6. Item Number within Unit 1, 2, 3...

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 16 Questionnaire Variable Examples CA214O2- International Student Achievement Booklet A (Booklet 1) - Unit 14 - Open-ended Format - 2nd Item CC105M2- CivED 1999 Student Achievement Booklet C (Booklet 3) - CivED 1999 Unit 05 - Multiple-choice Format - 2 nd Item

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 17 Content File Naming Convention Variable Naming Convention Question Location

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 18 Variables in Achievement files: CategoryMeaning 1. Reference LevelI = Internationally administered E = European Module L = Latin American Module X = National Context 2. Dash - 3. Test Booklet1 = Booklet 1 2 = Booklet 2 4. Dash- 5. Question Number in Instrument 01, 02, Digit for Multi Part Items A, B, C... Question Location in Achievement Files

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 19 I-2-01B- Internationally administered - Test Booklet 2 - Question 1 (in instrument) - Item B Question Location in Achievement Files

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 20 Variables in Teacher, School and Regional Module Questionnaire (and NCQ): CategoryMeaning 1. Reference LevelI = Internationally administered E = European Module L = Latin American Module X = National Context 2. Dash - 3. QuestionnaireSQ = Student Questionnaire (Regional Module) TQ = Teacher Questionnaire CQ = School Questionnaire NQ = National Context Questionnaire 4. Dash- 5. Question Number in Instrument 01, 02, Digit for Multi Part Items A, B, C... Question Location in Questionnaires

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 21 I-CQ-13C- Internationally administered - School Questionnaire - Question 13 (in instrument) - Item C E-SQ-07- European Module - Student Questionnaire - Question 7 (in instrument) - [no further level, e.g. different parts in item] Question Location in Questionnaires

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 22 Variables in International Student Questionnaire: CategoryMeaning 1. Reference LevelI = Internationally administered E = European Module L = Latin American Module X = National Context 2. Dash - 3. QuestionnaireSQ = Student Questionnaire 4. Dash- 5. FormA = Form A B = Form B C = Form C 6. Dash- 7. Question Number in Instrument 01, 02, Digit for Multi Part Items A, B, C... Question Location in Questionnaires

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 23 I-SQ-B-13C- Internationally administered - Student Questionnaire - Form B - Question 13 (in instrument) - Item C Question Location in Questionnaires

Data Management Seminar, 9-12th July 2007, Hamburg 24 Thank you for your attention!