Variable Description

Name
L7_1
Label
Teacher qnaire -Pupil's reading ability approp for age
Dataset
UKDA-SN-3723-3
Value Label Frequency % of valid % of all
-4 Not asked 0
0.00%
-2 Not stated 84
0.00%
-1 No questionnaire 7,799
0.00%
1 Yes above average 1,675
44.88%
0.00%
2 Yes average 1,714
45.93%
0.00%
3 No slightly impaired 173
4.64%
0.00%
4 Moderately impaired 138
3.70%
0.00%
5 No severely impaired 32
0.86%
0.00%
Valid Invalid Min Max Mean
3732 7883 1 5 1.7

Representation

Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Codes
L7_1
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

7

34 questions before...
Performance alone may not be an accurate measure of underlying ability. Some pupils underperform because of poor motivation or emotional difficulties, while by dint of hard work manage to achieve a grade above what might be expected given their natural talents.
7

Is the pupil's reading ability appropriate for his/her age? (e.g. up to reading an average paperback)

Tick one box

1
YES, above average
2
YES, average
3
NO, slightly impaired
4
NO, moderately impaired
5
NO, severely impaired
7 a(i)

What can he/she read? Simple printed instructions

Tick one box on each line

1
Yes
2
No
3
Don't know
51 questions after...

Lineage

  • BCS70 Educational Questionnaire (1986) Dataset - L7_1
    Teacher qnaire -Pupil's reading ability approp for age
    • qi_7
      Is the pupil's reading ability appropriate for his/her age? (e.g. up to reading an average paperback)

Variable Groups