Research Article

An International Reading Literacy Study: Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the Student Questionnaire (PIRLS-SQCV 2011)

Table 5

Original context scale of the PIRLS 2011 and the factor structure in the PIRLS-SQCV 2011.

EFA & CFA factor constructsStudent questionnaire numberPIRLS context questionnaire scalesStudent questionnaire number

Factor 1: students motivated to read R9A–FStudent Motivated to Read ScaleR9A–F
Factor 2: out-of-school reading behaviourR2A–C, R3ANot a scale but grouped as a contextual factorR1, R2A–C, R3A–F, R4
Factor 3: students engaged in reading lessons R5B,  C,  E,  F,  GStudents Engaged in Reading Lessons ScaleR5A–G
Factor 4: students bullied at schoolG9A–FStudents Bullied at School ScaleG9A–F
Factor 5: perceived reading difficultiesR8C, E, GStudents Confident in Reading ScaleR8A–G
Factor 6: parents’ support for students’ studiesG7A–DNot a scale but grouped as a contextual factorG7A–D
Factor 7: school climate for learningG8A–CSchool climate for learning scaleG8A–C
Factor 8: reading self-efficacyR8A-BStudents Confident in Reading ScaleR8A–G
Factor 9: reading enjoymentR7D–FStudents Liked Reading ScaleR7A–F
Factor 10: independent reading behaviour at schoolR6A-BNot a scale but grouped as a contextual factorR6A-B