Translator note

Please do not translate terms in curly brackets. The reconciler and/or NRC is asked to add the
appropriate terms.
home - refers to that place where the student and his/her family usually resides, not including
boarding school. The term used should connote a family or domestic setting.
Your Your own - Please underline the appropriate text in the translation.
- This item should inquire whether the student him/herself has access to
internet, not to the mere presence of an internet connection.
Administrator note
ence of the device

in the home.

- This item inquires whether the student him/herself has access to internet, not to
the mere presence of an internet connection.
If a student belongs to two households then the questions refer to the household in which he or she
spends most time. If a student says he or she spends equal time in two households then he or she may

24

How often do you use a computer outside school time for the following?
Never or
hardly
ever

(Please select one answer from each row)

A few
A few
A few
(Almost)
times a
times a
times a
every
year
month
week
day

0
1
1) For homework or school assignments --------------------------------

2) For homework or assignments for the

0
subject of [target language] --------------------------------

3) For finding information --------------------------------0

0
1
4) For games ----------------------------------------------------------------

5) For entertainment (e.g. music, movies,

0
1
video clips) ----------------------------------------------------------------

6) For contact with others (e.g. email,

0
1
chatting, blogging, {MySpace, Skype})--------------------------------

WebTrans note
SQ30, SQ31, SQ32, SQ33, SQ34, SQ35, SQ36, SQ45, SQ46, SQ48, SQ49, SQ50, SQ51, SQ52, SQ53,
SQ54, SQ55, SQ56, SQ57, SQ58, SQ59, SQ61, SQ62, SQ63.
The response scales (Never or hardly ever-A few times a year-A few times a month-A few times a week(Almost) every day) of SQ24 and SQ62 are identical.

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