An International Reading Literacy Study: Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the Student Questionnaire (PIRLS-SQCV 2011)
Table 3
Reliability and the confirmatory factor analysis of the PIRLS 2011 student questionnaire (PIRLS-SQCV 2011).
Demographic variables
Mean or %
SD
Likert scale
Age
10.1
0.52
Gender
53.3
0.49
() Boys, () Girls
Frequency of speaking Cantonese at home
2.64
0.55
() Never speak, () Sometimes speak, () Always or almost always speak
Number of books at home
2.81
1.15
() 0–10, () 11–25, () 26–100, () 101–200, () More than 200
Scales
Mean
SD
Alpha
Items
Standardized path coefficient
Parents’ support for students’ studies (factor 6)
2.84
0.87
0.71
G7A
My parents ask me what I am learning in school 父母會詢問我在學校裡學習甚麼
0.669
G7B
I talk about my schoolwork with my parents 我會和父母談及學校的課業
0.782
G7C
My parents make sure that I set aside time for my homework 父母會要求我安排妥當做功課的時間
0.542
G7D
My parents check if I do my homework 父母會檢查我有沒有做功課
0.486
School climate for learning (factor 7)
3.10
0.75
0.76
G8A
I like being in school 我喜歡留在學校
0.561
G8B
I feel safe when I am at school 我在學校感到很安全
0.626
G8C
I feel like I belong at this school 我對學校很有歸屬感
0.731
Students bullied at school (factor 4)
1.74
0.66
0.77
G9A
I was made fun of or called names 我被人戲弄或被人改花名
0.488
G9B
I was left out of games or activities by other students 玩遊戲或參與活動時, 我被其他同學孤立
0.573
G9C
Someone spread lies about me 有人四處散播謠言中傷我
0.604
G9D
Something was stolen from me 我的東西被人偷去
0.791
G9E
I was hit or hurt by other student(s) (e.g., shoving, hitting, kicking) 我被其他同學打傷或弄傷
0.751
G9F
I was made to do things I did not want to do by other students 其他同學廹我做一些我不想做的事情
0.623
Out-of-school reading behaviour (factor 2)
2.91
0.75
0.79
R2A
I read for fun 我為了樂趣而閱讀
0.627
R2B
I read things that I choose myself 我自己選擇閱讀的材料
0.721
R2C
I read to find out about things I want to learn 我因為想知道一些東西而閱讀
0.661
R3A
I read stories or novels 我閱讀故事書或小說
0.616
Students engaged in reading lessons (factor 3)
3.11
0.67
0.82
R5B
My teacher gives me interesting things to read 老師給我閱讀的材料很有趣
0.743
R5C
I know what my teacher expects me to do 我明白老師想我做什麼
0.678
R5E
My teacher is easy to understand 我明白老師所想
0.811
R5F
I am interested in what my teacher says 我對老師的說話感興趣
0.761
R5G
My teacher gives me interesting things to do 老師給我做有趣的活動
0.577
Independent reading behaviour at school (factor 10)
3.10
0.80
0.77
R6A
I read silently on my own 我自己安靜地閱讀
0.819
R6B
I read books that I choose myself 我閱讀自己選擇的書籍
0.892
Reading enjoyment (factor 9)
3.23
0.80
0.80
R7D
I think reading is boring 我認為閱讀很沉悶
0.844
R7E
I would like to have more time for reading 我希望有更多時間看書
0.691
R7F
I enjoy reading 我享受閱讀
0.722
Reading self-efficacy (factor 8)
3.14
0.74
0.74
R8A
I usually do well in reading 我閱讀的表現一向佷好
0.535
R8B
Reading is easy for me 閱讀對我來說很容易
0.748
Perceived reading difficulties (factor 5)
2.93
0.80
0.71
R8C
Reading is harder for me than for many of my classmates 和許多同學相比, 閱讀對我較困難
0.664
R8E
I have trouble reading stories with difficult words 故事中的艱深字詞令我感到難明白
0.759
R8G
Reading is harder for me than any other subject 和其他科目相比, 我覺得閱讀較困難
0.556
Students motivated to read (factor 1)
3.29
0.67
0.86
R9A
I like to read things that make me think 我喜歡閱讀一些令我思考的讀物
0.754
R9B
It is important to be a good reader 我認為成為良好的讀者很重要
0.779
R9C
My parents like it when I read 我的父母喜歡我閱讀
0.711
R9D
I learn a lot from reading 我從閱讀學會很多東西
0.617
R9E
I need to read well for my future 為了將來, 我要把閱讀做好
0.729
R9F
I like it when a book helps me imagine other worlds 當我讀到能讓我想像其他世界的書時, 我會很喜歡這本書
0.802
Note. The factor number in the parentheses is corresponding to the factor number in Table 2. The sequence of the scales listed in this table is in accordance with the item sequence in the questionnaire.
