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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
The final report of the congressionally-mandated Special Study Panel on Education Indicators (SSPEI) that was transmitted to Congress as required by the Hawkins-Stafford Education Amendments of 1988 is presented. This report is divided into two sections. Part I--"Education Counts"--presents the SSPEI's overall conception of how an…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators
Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – 1991
Some steps to identify an initial set of indicators and to develop alternative indicator systems are outlined for educational evaluation and illustrated through the example of a National Science Foundation (NSF) study of mathematics and science education. The first step is to conceptualize potential indicators to specify a comprehensive monitoring…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Policy
Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – 1991
Educational indicator systems are similar to indicator systems used to monitor the economy, the criminal justice system, or other social systems. Governments recognize the value of statistics that provide current information and make trend analysis and forecasts possible. Education statistics will qualify as indicators only if they serve as…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Policy, Educational Trends