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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011
Sourcing data from the National VET Provider Collection and the Higher Education Statistics Collection, this publication provides a summary of participation in tertiary education and training in Australia. It covers participation in Australian Qualifications Framework certificate I qualifications through to doctorates by research, as well as…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, School Statistics
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DiStefano, Christine; Zhu, Min; Mindrila, Diana – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2009
Following an exploratory factor analysis, factor scores may be computed and used in subsequent analyses. Factor scores are composite variables which provide information about an individual's placement on the factor(s). This article discusses popular methods to create factor scores under two different classes: refined and non-refined. Strengths and…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Researchers, Scores
Harvey, Brian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
Apprentice and trainee data are reported by the State and Territory Training Authorities to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) on a quarterly basis, starting at the September quarter of 1994. The set of data submitted that quarter is referred to as Collection 1. The sets of data submitted in subsequent quarters are…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships, Data Collection
Lee, Wang-Sheng; Coelli, Michael – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
This document is an appendix that is meant to accompany the main report, "Analysis of Private Returns to Vocational Education and Training". Included here are the detailed regression results that correspond to Tables 4 to 59 of the main report. This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the main report, and is…
Descriptors: Females, Technical Education, Males, Vocational Education
Stewart, Robert Grisham – 2002
During the 1990s, the use of meta-analytic methods in educational research has been widespread, and few aspects of education have escaped the meta-analytic revolution. The acceptance has not been complete, however, and several threats to validity remain. Prominent among these are the "normality" problem and the "independence"…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Statistical Distributions
Barrow, Lisa – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2002
Any voucher program that is going to have a major impact on a public education system is likely to require an expansion of private schools in order to accommodate increased demand; however, little is known about where private schools open and therefore how a major voucher program might affect private school availability in various communities.…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Public Schools, Private Schools, Grade 3
Cook, Linda L.; Petersen, Nancy S. – 1986
This paper examines how various equating methods are affected by: (1) sampling error; (2) sample characteristics; and (3) characteristics of anchor test items. It reviews empirical studies that investigated the invariance of equating transformations, and it discusses empirical and simulation studies that focus on how the properties of anchor tests…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Equated Scores, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Methods