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Download full textPeng, Samuel S.; Korb, Roslyn A.; Rose, Joseph; Snyder, Thomas D.; Cohen, Michael P. – 1999
This study is the final report from the National Center for Education Statistics task force on redesign of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Following an executive summary outlining the need for changes and a series of recommendations, Section 1 details the reasons, goals, and processes involved in the IPEDS redesign.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Database Producers
Peer reviewedHenderson, Susan; Petrosino, Anthony; Guckenburg, Sarah; Hamilton, Stephen – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2007
This report examines a Massachusetts pilot program for quarterly benchmark exams in middle-school mathematics, finding that program schools do not show greater gains in student achievement after a year. But that finding might reflect limited data rather than ineffective benchmark assessments. Benchmark assessments are used in many districts…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Academic Achievement, Benchmarking, Middle Schools
Riccobono, John; Henderson, Louise B.; Burkheimer, Graham J.; Place, Carol; Levinsohn, Jay R. – National Center for Education Statistics, 1981
The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972 is a large-scale long-term survey effort supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. NLS is designed to provide statistics on a national sample…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
Lauer, Patricia A. – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2004
The goal of this primer is to help policymakers and other interested individuals answer three big questions: (1) What does the research say? (2) Is the research trustworthy? (3) How can the research be used to guide policy? Answering these questions will help policymakers: (1) make evidenced-based decisions about education policies; (2) gain a…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Research Methodology, Research Utilization, Educational Research
Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1992
This manual provides guidance and documentation for users of the public release data for the student component of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). The general aim of NELS, a continuing long-term project, is to study the educational, vocational, and personal development of students at various grades and the factors that…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies
PDF pending restorationBrick, J. Michael; And Others – 1992
This manual provides documentation and guidance for users of the public release data files (adult file and course file) for Adult Education (AE) component of the 1991 National Household Education Survey (NHES:91). The NHES:91 was a random-digit dial telephone survey developed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and conducted by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Courses, Data Collection, Data Processing
Lowry, Anita, Comp.; Stuveras, Junko, Comp. – 1987
Designed to facilitate the understanding of the way scholars work in the context of new organizational and technical capabilities, this annotated bibliography includes 167 sources related to topics such as research methods and communication practices in the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences; computer applications in social sciences…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computers, Databases
Barrier, Emilie; Munck, Ingrid – Prospects, 1992
Describes procedures needed to analyze large-scale databases. Presents two examples of how French educational researchers have utilized data from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) studies of mathematics and reading literacy. Includes one table and three figures illustrating these techniques. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Evaluation
Middaugh, Michael F.; And Others – 1994
This book provides conceptual and practical strategies for the data and information collection and analysis needs of a diverse group of institutions, ranging from small rural community colleges to large urban research institutions. The model framework is designed for use by any size or type of institution and gives a broad overview of various…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Colleges, Data Analysis, Data Collection
