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Download full textTourangeau, Roger; And Others – 1987
This manual was produced to familiarize data users with the procedures followed in data collection and processing of the fifth follow-up survey of the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) and to provide documentation for use of the file. The data file is a computerized data base, which is available on magnetic…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Followup Studies, High School Students
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Algebra I Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Combining Performance and Participation:…
Descriptors: Algebra, Educational Assessment, High Schools, Mathematical Concepts
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Algebra II Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Combining Performance and Participation:…
Descriptors: Algebra, Educational Assessment, High Schools, Mathematical Concepts
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Geometry End-of-Course Test"; (2) "Scoring Geometry Proofs"; (3) "Characteristics of Geometry Students"; (4) "Student…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Geometry, High Schools, Mathematical Concepts
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Chemistry Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Combining Performance and Participation:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Educational Assessment, High Schools
Paredes, Vicente – 1991
The transition to high school is a crucial time in a student's academic career. This summary is presented as a caution to students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the public to warn of some of the hazards of the transition year (grade nine). In 1989-90, ninth-graders in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District had the lowest…
Descriptors: Attendance, Discipline Problems, Dropout Rate, Enrollment
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Admissions Testing Program. – 1991
This report provides those who need to interpret scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the College Board Achievement Tests with information about college-bound seniors who have taken these tests. In addition, the report documents changes over time in the characteristics of students taking the tests. Information is based on the latest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. Admissions Testing Program. – 1991
This report consists almost entirely of tables that provide mean scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and College Board Achievement Tests for New York high school seniors in 1991 and summarize information that students have provided about their high school academic achievement and their personal backgrounds. Tables are based on the latest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1992
This factbook presents tabular data on first-time freshmen and transfer students in postsecondary education in California. The report presents data on students in six categories. The first section provides information about all of California's college and university students. The second section contains information about the proportional…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1999
This report provides a statistical summary of higher education in Missouri for the 1998-1999 academic year. Seventy-five tables provide data on advanced placement enrollment in secondary schools, American College Testing Program scores by institutional sector, high school rankings by institutional sector, the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Age Differences, College Faculty, College Libraries
Leigh, David – 1993
This module for a 1-semester Total Quality Management (TQM) course for high school or community college students gives a brief introduction to some statistical tools. It includes a section on process variation that is intended to familiarize students with the causes of variation such as common and special causes. Statistical definitions are given…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
