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Kobrin, Frances – 1981
The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972 is a large scale study providing information on high school students as they mature to adulthood. The NLS refers to high school seniors, excluding those who drop out. The study is potentially biased toward more educated students. The analysis was based on 1972 Current…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Dropout Research, Dropouts
National Center for Educational Statistics (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1970
The Fourth Count (population) School District Data Tapes (SDDTs), derived from the 1970 Census, are presented. Because school districts are not generally coterminous with area organizations used by the 1970 Census, school administrators could not apply the Census data directly. To alleviate this problem, the data tapes, which are a recompilation…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Databases, Demography, Educational Planning
Download full textAdelman, Clifford – 1995
This report presents a taxonomy of precisely what is studied, where, and by whom, in universities, community colleges, and postsecondary trade schools in the United States. It is based on data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) and the High School and Beyond/Sophomores (HSB/So) survey of high school…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Classification, Codification, Course Selection (Students)
Applied Urbanetics, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1973
This user's manual is intended to aid in the use of the Fourth Count (population) School District Data Tapes (SDDTs) derived from the 1970 Census. The manual, which is designed to complement the 1970 Census Users' Guide prepared by the United States Census Bureau, covers sources of the data, structure and contents of the tapes, and use of the…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Databases, Demography, Educational Planning
Wilder, Gita Z.; Powell, Kristin – 1989
A review of the significant research on gender differences in test performance is provided, including studies documenting these differences and theories forwarded for the factors related to differential test performance. Research covered addresses undergraduate admissions tests, graduate and professional school admission tests, validity studies,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Biological Influences, College Entrance Examinations
Conger, Anthony J.; And Others – 1976
A review of the literature on the validity and reliability of survey data is presented prior to an analysis of the reliability of selected questions in the Second Followup Questionnaire of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS). The reliability study includes an evaluation of test-retest reliability as a function of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demography
Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC. Center for Educational Research and Evaluation. – 1977
Data obtained from thousands of respondents to the Base-Year Student Questionnaire and First Followup Questionnaire of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 were used to investigate self-esteem, locus of control, and work-, community-, and family-related life goals, and to generate profile means and standard deviations…
Descriptors: Ability, Career Development, Demography, Educational Development
