Country code 3-character (autorekodiert (FDZ))
1 = Germany

PISA Assessment Cycle (2 digits + 2 character Assessment type - MS/FT) (autorekodiert (FDZ))
1 = 07MS

Stratum ID 7-character (cnt + region ID + original stratum ID) (autorekodiert (FDZ))
1 = DEU - stratum 01: NOR / Baden-Wuerttemberg (BW)
2 = DEU - stratum 02: NOR / Bayern (BY)
3 = DEU - stratum 03: NOR / Berlin (BE)
4 = DEU - stratum 04: NOR / Brandenburg (BB)
5 = DEU - stratum 05: NOR / Bremen (HB)
6 = DEU - stratum 06: NOR / Hamburg (HH)
7 = DEU - stratum 07: NOR / Hessen (HE)
8 = DEU - stratum 08: NOR / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV)
9 = DEU - stratum 09: NOR / Niedersachsen (NI)
10 = DEU - stratum 10: NOR / Nordrhein-Westfalen (NW)
11 = DEU - stratum 11: NOR / Rheinland-Pfalz (RP)
12 = DEU - stratum 12: NOR / Saarland (SL)
13 = DEU - stratum 13: NOR / Sachsen (SN)
14 = DEU - stratum 14: NOR / Sachsen-Anhalt (ST)
15 = DEU - stratum 15: NOR / Schleswig-Holstein (SH)
16 = DEU - stratum 16: NOR / Thueringen (TH)
17 = DEU - stratum 17: SEN schools
18 = DEU - stratum 18: Vocational Schools

Country of birth national categories - Teacher (autorekodiert (FDZ))
1 = Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 = Germany
3 = Greece
4 = Italy
5 = Poland
6 = Serbia
7 = Turkey
8 = One of the former USSR republics
9 = Another country (DEU)
10 = Missing

Date of the database creation (autorekodiert (FDZ))
1 = 29APR19:09:29:45

64387 = Russian Federation: Republic of Tatarstan

OECD country
0 = No
1 = Yes

Mode of Respondent
1 = Paper
2 = Computer

Reading/Group of other Teacher
4 = Reading Teacher
5 = Group of other Teacher

Are you female or male?
1 = Female
2 = Male
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

How old are you?
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

How old are you? (Zur Anonymisierung gruppiert (FDZ))
21 = 21 - 24
66 = 66 - 70
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

What is your current employment status as a teacher? My employment status at this school
1 = Full-time (more than 90% of full-time hours)
2 = Part-time (71-90% of full-time hours)
3 = Part-time (50-70% of full-time hours)
4 = Part-time (less than 50% of full-time hours)
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

How many years of work experience do you have? Year(s) working as a teacher at this school (Zur Anonymisierung gruppiert (FDZ))
41 = 41 - 48
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

How many years of work experience do you have? Year(s) working as a teacher in total (Zur Anonymisierung gruppiert (FDZ))
43 = 43 - 48
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

Did you complete a teacher education or training programme?
1 = Yes, a programme of 1 year or less
2 = Yes, a programme longer than 1 year
3 = No
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

How did you receive your teaching qualifications?
1 = I attended a standard teacher education or training programme which serves to educate teachers at a general, pedagogical
2 = I am currently in my in-service teacher training.
3 = I attended a teacher education or training programme which took part next to work as a teacher in school.
4 = I attended a teacher education or training programme which took part next to work outside school.
5 = I attended training in another pedagogical profession.
6 = Other
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

Included in teacher education, training or other qualification: Reading, writing and literature
0 = Not checked
1 = Checked

Are you required to take part in professional development activities?
1 = Yes
2 = No
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

About how much time per week do you spend reading for your work [...] out of your classes?
1 = Less than 1 hour a week
2 = 1-3 hours a week
3 = 4-6 hours a week
4 = More than 6 hours a week
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Agree: The advantages of being a teacher clearly outweigh the disadvantages.
1 = Strongly disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Agree
4 = Strongly agree
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

In your lessons, how often do you teach: Summarizing strategies
1 = Never or almost never
2 = Some lessons
3 = Many lessons
4 = Every lesson or almost every lesson
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

<this academic year>, how many pages was the longest piece of text your [...] students had to read for your lessons
1 = One page or less
2 = Between 2 and 10 pages
3 = Between 11 and 50 pages
4 = Between 51 and 100 pages
5 = Between 101 and 500 pages
6 = More than 500 pages
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

How often involved in: Reading emails
1 = I don't know what it is
2 = Never or almost never
3 = Several times a month
4 = Several times a week
5 = Several times a day
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

Best describes how you read books
1 = I rarely or never read books.
2 = I read books more often in paper format.
3 = I read books more often on digital devices (e.g. e-reader, tablet, smartphone, computer).
4 = I read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices.
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Best describes how you read the news (e.g. politics, culture, sport, local news)
1 = I do not follow the news at all.
2 = I only watch or listen to the news (e.g. radio, television, podcasts).
3 = I read the news more often on digital devices (e.g. tablet, smartphone, computer).
4 = I read the news more often on paper (e.g. newspapers, magazines).
5 = I read the news equally often in paper format and on digital devices.
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

Country of birth
1 = Germany
2 = Greece
3 = Italy
4 = Bosnia-Herzegovina
5 = Croatia
6 = Macedonia
7 = Montenegro
8 = Serbia
9 = Slovenia
10 = Poland
11 = Russia, Kazakhstan, or another former sovjet republic
12 = Turkey
13 = Other country
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

Studied in a country other than [country of test]
1 = No
2 = Yes, for less than three months
3 = Yes, for three to twelve months
4 = Yes, for more than a year
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Current need for professional development: Knowledge and understanding of my subject field(s)
1 = No need at present
2 = Low level of need
3 = Moderate level of need
4 = High level of need
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

In your teaching, to what extent can you do: Get students to believe they can do well in school work
1 = Not at all
2 = To some extent
3 = Quite a bit
4 = A lot
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

How often: Exchange teaching materials with colleagues
1 = Never
2 = Once a year or less
3 = 2-4 times a year
4 = 5-10 times a year
5 = 1-3 times a month
6 = Once a week or more
95 = Valid Skip
97 = Not Applicable
98 = Invalid
99 = No Response

School's instruction hindered by: A lack of teaching staff.
1 = Not at all
2 = Very little
3 = To some extent
4 = A lot
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

This school year, how often used for teaching: Tutorial software or practice programmes
1 = Never
2 = In some lessons
3 = In most lessons
4 = In every or almost every lesson
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Assessing student learning, how often: I develop and administer my own assessment.
1 = Never or almost never
2 = Some lessons
3 = Most lessons
4 = Every lesson or almost every lesson
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Opinion shared by teachers: It is important for students to learn that people from other cultures can have [...]
1 = Shared among none or almost none of the teachers
2 = Shared among some of the teachers
3 = Shared among many of the teachers
4 = Shared among all or almost all of the teachers
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Proportion of your teacher education dedicated to: <Reading literacy> [...]
9995 = Valid Skip
9997 = Not Applicable
9998 = Invalid
9999 = No Response

In your formal education and/or training, did you study: <Test language>
1 = Not at all
2 = Overview or introduction to topic
3 = It was an area of emphasis
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

How important do you consider teaching the following skills in your lessons? Skills related to reading comprehension
1 = Not important
2 = Somewhat important
3 = Important
4 = Very important
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

How often in your <test language lessons>: Many students don't listen to what I say.
1 = Every lesson
2 = Most lessons
3 = Some lessons
4 = Never or hardly ever
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

In your <test language lessons>, how often: I encourage students to express their opinion about a text.
1 = Never or hardly ever
2 = In some lessons
3 = In most lessons
4 = In all lessons
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

How often do you ask students to: Identify the main ideas of what they have read
1 = Never or almost never
2 = Once or twice a month
3 = Once or twice a week
4 = Every day or almost every day
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

I consider students' individual improvement of performance since the beginning of the <semester>.
1 = Not at all
2 = Very little
3 = To some extent
4 = To a large extent
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Teacher employment time - dichotomous
1 = full time
2 = part time
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Originally trained teacher (strict definition): standard teacher training
0 = carreer changer - other way
1 = originally trained teachers
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Reading, writing and literature
0 = no check - Reading, writing and literature
1 = educated but not teaching - Reading, writing and literature
2 = teaching but not educated - Reading, writing and literature
3 = overlap - Reading, writing and literature
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Mathematics
0 = no check - Mathematics
1 = educated but not teaching - Mathematics
2 = teaching but not educated - Mathematics
3 = overlap - Mathematics
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Science
0 = no check - Science
1 = educated but not teaching - Science
2 = teaching but not educated - Science
3 = overlap - Science
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Technology
0 = no check - Technology
1 = educated but not teaching - Technology
2 = teaching but not educated - Technology
3 = overlap - Technology
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Social Studies
0 = no check - Social Studies
1 = educated but not teaching - Social Studies
2 = teaching but not educated - Social Studies
3 = overlap - Social Studies
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Modern foreign languages
0 = no check - Modern foreign languages
1 = educated but not teaching - Modern foreign languages
2 = teaching but not educated - Modern foreign languages
3 = overlap - Modern foreign languages
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Ancient languages
0 = no check - Ancient languages
1 = educated but not teaching - Ancient languages
2 = teaching but not educated - Ancient languages
3 = overlap - Ancient languages
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Arts
0 = no check - Arts
1 = educated but not teaching - Arts
2 = teaching but not educated - Arts
3 = overlap - Arts
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Physical education
0 = no check - Physical education
1 = educated but not teaching - Physical education
2 = teaching but not educated - Physical education
3 = overlap - Physical education
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Religion and-or ethics
0 = no check - Religion and-or ethics
1 = educated but not teaching - Religion and-or ethics
2 = teaching but not educated - Religion and-or ethics
3 = overlap - Religion and-or ethics
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Overlap between initial education and teaching the modal grade - Practical and vocational skills
0 = no check - Practical and vocational skills
1 = educated but not teaching - Practical and vocational skills
2 = teaching but not educated - Practical and vocational skills
3 = overlap - Practical and vocational skills
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Reading, writing and literature
0 = no subject teacher - Reading, writing and literature
1 = subject teacher - Reading, writing and literature
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Mathematics
0 = no subject teacher - Mathematics
1 = subject teacher - Mathematics
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Science
0 = no subject teacher - Science
1 = subject teacher - Science
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Technology
0 = no subject teacher - Technology
1 = subject teacher - Technology
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Social studies
0 = no subject teacher - Social Studies
1 = subject teacher - Social Studies
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Modern foreign languages
0 = no subject teacher - Modern foreign languages
1 = subject teacher - Modern foreign languages
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Ancient languages (e.g. Latin)
0 = no subject teacher - Ancient languages
1 = subject teacher - Ancient languages
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Arts
0 = no subject teacher - Arts
1 = subject teacher - Arts
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Physical education
0 = no subject teacher - Physical education
1 = subject teacher - Physical education
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Religion and\or ethics
0 = no subject teacher - Religion and-or ethics
1 = subject teacher - Religion and-or ethics
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response

Subject included in initial training: Practical and vocational skills
0 = no subject teacher - Practical and vocational skills
1 = subject teacher - Practical and vocational skills
5 = Valid Skip
7 = Not Applicable
8 = Invalid
9 = No Response