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^*Student Variables
Sex Calculator in home? Study desk in home? Highest education/mother How far in school expect to go? Like to take more math? Enjoy learning math? Learn quickly in math? Like math? Need math for other subjects? Need math to get job How often write equations? How often relate to daily life? How often use computer? How often math homework given?	Number of books in home? Computer in home? Internet connection in home? Highest education/father Usually do well in math? Math difficult? Math a strength? Math boring? Math will help in daily life? Need math for university study? How often interpret data in table/chart? How often explain answers? How often use calculator? Time spent doing homework?
^*Teacher Variables
Years of teaching Major area of study/math Teaching certificate? Prepared to teach/interpreting data? How often teach/interpreting data? How often ask students/apply concepts? How often ask students/relate to life? When students taught/reading data? When students taught/descriptives? When students taught/data displays? When students taught/using chances? School in safe neighborhood? School security policies sufficient? Classrooms overcrowded? Characterize/job satisfaction Characterize parental support Characterize/student regard/property	Level of formal education Major area of study/math education Prepared to teach/reading/displaying data? Prepared to teach/judging chances? How often ask students/write equations? How often ask students/explain answers? Percentage of time teaching data and chance? When students taught/organizing data? When students taught/interpreting data? When students taught/predicting chances? Class size for math instruction? Feel safe at school? Building needs repair? Have adequate workspace? Characterize/expectations student achievement Characterize parental involvement Characterize/student desire to do well

^*Student Variables
Sex Calculator in home? Study desk in home? Highest education/mother How far in school expect to go? Like to take more math? Enjoy learning math? Learn quickly in math? Like math? Need math for other subjects? Need math to get job How often write equations? How often relate to daily life? How often use computer? How often math homework given?	Number of books in home? Computer in home? Internet connection in home? Highest education/father Usually do well in math? Math difficult? Math a strength? Math boring? Math will help in daily life? Need math for university study? How often interpret data in table/chart? How often explain answers? How often use calculator? Time spent doing homework?
^*Teacher Variables
Years of teaching Major area of study/math Teaching certificate? Prepared to teach/interpreting data? How often teach/interpreting data? How often ask students/apply concepts? How often ask students/relate to life? When students taught/reading data? When students taught/descriptives? When students taught/data displays? When students taught/using chances? School in safe neighborhood? School security policies sufficient? Classrooms overcrowded? Characterize/job satisfaction Characterize parental support Characterize/student regard/property	Level of formal education Major area of study/math education Prepared to teach/reading/displaying data? Prepared to teach/judging chances? How often ask students/write equations? How often ask students/explain answers? Percentage of time teaching data and chance? When students taught/organizing data? When students taught/interpreting data? When students taught/predicting chances? Class size for math instruction? Feel safe at school? Building needs repair? Have adequate workspace? Characterize/expectations student achievement Characterize parental involvement Characterize/student desire to do well

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The complete variable descriptions are available in TIMSS (2007) Questionnaires which can be accessed at: http://timss.bc.edu/timss2007/context.html