Research Article

Examining Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the PIRLS 2011 Home Questionnaire

Table 3

Descriptive statistics of the 7-factor structure of the PIRLS 2011 home questionnaire.

ScalesMeanSDα⁢Items

Performance on early literacy tasks (factor 2)3.29.60.91H6ARecognize most of the letters of the alphabet
H6BRead some words
H6CRead sentences
H6DWrite letters of the alphabet
H6EWrite some words

Performance on early numeracy tasks (factor 5)3.92.31.85H7CRecognize the written numbers from 1–10
H7DWrite the numbers from 1–10

Parent’s engagement in children’s study (factor 1)3.26.69.88H9ADiscuss my child’s schoolwork with him/her
H9BHelp my child with his/her schoolwork
H9CMake sure my child sets aside time to do his/her homework
H9DAsk my child what he/she learned in school
H9ECheck if my child has done his/her homework
H9FHelp my child practice his/her reading
H9GHelp my child practice his/her math skills
H9HTalk with my child about what he/she is reading

Parents’ opinions of school involving parents (factor 6) 1.47.54.60H10BMy child’s school should make a greater effort to include me in my child’s education
H10EMy child’s school should do better at keeping me informed of his/her progress

Parents’ opinions on children’s progress (factor 4) 3.31.60.83H10DMy child’s school cares about my child’s progress in school
H10FMy child’s school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading
H10GMy child’s school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics
H10HMy child’s school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science

Parents like reading (factor 3) 3.23.57.80H12When you are at home, how often do you read for your own enjoyment?
H13BI like talking about what I read with other people
H13CI like to spend my spare time reading
H13EReading is an important activity in my home
H13FI would like to have more time for reading
H13GI enjoy reading

Parents’ extrinsic motivation of reading (factor 7)2.29.91.79H13AI read only if I have to
H13DI read only if I need information

Notes. 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.