Student Attributes

PIRLS 2021 collects data on important student attributes including student reading attitudes and student demographics. Students who are motivated to read and have a strong reading self-concept tend to have better reading comprehension,¹³¹ and cultivating these attitudes also may support students in becoming lifelong readers. Results from PIRLS have shown relationships between positive reading attitudes and reading achievement. It is noted that achievement and attitudes can be mutually reinforcing of one another. Better readers may enjoy and value reading more than poorer readers, thus reading more and further improving their skills. Because student demographics are important for analyzing reading achievement, PIRLS also collects data on student gender and age.

• Student Reading Attitudes
  • Students Like Reading
  • Students Confident in Reading
  • Familiarity in Using Digital Devices
  • Students Liking of Assessment Passages
• Student Demographics
  • Gender
  • Age