Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Source
| National Center for Education… | 6 |
Author
| Ingels, Steven J. | 2 |
| Atkins-Burnett, Sally | 1 |
| Bozick, Robert | 1 |
| Ford, Jacob | 1 |
| Kelly, Emily | 1 |
| LaFave, Allison | 1 |
| Lutkus, Anthony D. | 1 |
| Moran, Rebecca | 1 |
| Najarian, Michelle | 1 |
| Oymak, Ceylan | 1 |
| Perie, Marianne | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 4 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| United States | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textLaFave, Allison; Kelly, Emily; Ford, Jacob – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
This report is based on data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), a nationally representative, longitudinal study of more than 23,000 ninth-graders in 2009. The cohort was surveyed again in spring 2012 when most students were in eleventh grade. This survey included questions about characteristics that would influence choosing…
Descriptors: College Choice, Grade 9, High School Students, Grade 11
Oymak, Ceylan – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
As they think about their future, high school students can face a wide range of education and career choices. How do they choose? Who helps young people make their educational and career choices? In particular, to what extent do schools help students with these decisions? Given the importance of education and career decisions for life success,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Career Choice, Influences
Bozick, Robert; Ingels, Steven J. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
Recent research shows that U.S. 15-year-olds are behind their international counterparts in problem solving and mathematics literacy, ranking 24th of 29 nations (Lemke et al. 2004). Therefore, a key concern among policymakers and educators is improving the quantitative and analytical skills of American youth, who face job prospects in an economy…
Descriptors: High School Students, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Course Selection (Students)
Perie, Marianne; Moran, Rebecca; Lutkus, Anthony D. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
This report presents the results of NAEP long-term trend assessments in reading and mathematics, which were most recently administered in 2004 to students ages 9, 13, and 17. Because the assessments have been administered at different times in the 35-year history of NAEP, they make it possible to chart educational progress since 1971 in reading…
Descriptors: Family Influence, Student Evaluation, Scores, Student Characteristics
Pollack, Judith M.; Najarian, Michelle; Rock, Donald A.; Atkins-Burnett, Sally – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
This report documents the design, construction, and psychometric characteristics of the assessment instruments used in the spring 2004 data collection of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998?99 (ECLS-K). The ECLS-K is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.The ECLS-K…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Construction, Child Development, Family Influence
Scott, Leslie A.; Ingels, Steven J. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The search for an understandable reporting format has led the National Assessment Governing Board to explore the possibility of measuring and interpreting student performance on the 12th-grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Nation's Report Card, in terms of readiness for college, the workplace, and the military. This…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, School Readiness, Outcomes of Education, Grade 12
