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Download full textPatz, Richard J.; Wilson, Mark; Hoskens, Machteld – 1997
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) collects data in the form of repeated, discrete measures (test items) with hierarchical structure for both measures and subjects, that is complex by any standard. This complexity has been managed through a "divide and conquer" approach of isolating and evaluating sources of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns
Peer reviewedSchwarzmueller, E. Beth; Pounds, Haskin R. – Research in Higher Education, 1984
Some of the errors associated with use of data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) are described, 1980 HEGIS and census reports of college enrollment are compared in tables of data, and a more cautious use of HEGIS data is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Educational Research, Enrollment Rate
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Equations (Mathematics), Error Patterns
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83 was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A sample of approximately 4,000 students was drawn from a stratified random sample of 317 participating institutions.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83 was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A sample of approximately 4,000 students drawn from a sample of 317 participating institutions showed that Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Role, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1985
Efforts of the U.S. Department of Education to verify data submitted by applicants to the Pell Grant program were analyzed by the General Accounting Office. The effects of carrying out the Department's policy or methodology, called "validation," on financial aid applicants and colleges were assessed. Costs of 1982-1983 validation on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Students
