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Ingels, Steven J.; Pratt, Daniel J.; Herget, Deborah R.; Dever, Jill A.; Fritch, Laura Burns; Ottem, Randolph; Rogers, James E.; Kitmitto, Sami; Leinwand, Steve – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This manual has been produced to familiarize data users with the design, and the procedures followed for data collection and processing, in the base year and first follow-up of the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), with emphasis on the first follow-up. It also provides the necessary documentation for use of the public-use data…
Descriptors: High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Annual Reports, Followup Studies
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Ingels, Steven J.; Pratt, Daniel J.; Herget, Deborah R.; Dever, Jill A.; Fritch, Laura Burns; Ottem, Randolph; Rogers, James E.; Kitmitto, Sami; Leinwand, Steve – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The manual that accompanies these appendices was produced to familiarize data users with the design, and the procedures followed for data collection and processing, in the base year and first follow-up of the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), with emphasis on the first follow-up. It also provides the necessary documentation for use…
Descriptors: High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Annual Reports, Followup Studies
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Burns, Shelley, Ed.; Wang, Xiaolei, Ed.; Henning, Alexandra, Ed. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Since its inception, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been committed to the practice of documenting its statistical methods for its customers and of seeking to avoid misinterpretation of its published data. The reason for this policy is to assure customers that proper statistical standards and techniques have been observed,…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Data Processing, Statistical Data, Data Collection
National Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1974
The report describes the initial design and the preliminary background exploration, subsequent development, and feasibility testing of methods for conducting a continuing National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS). Selected feasibility study findings are presented to illustrate collected data and suggest kinds of information that may be…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Feasibility Studies, Medical Research, Medical Services
Burt, Martha R. – 1992
This report presents the results of a federally mandated study done to determine the best means of identifying, locating, and counting homeless children and youth, for the purpose of facilitating their successful participation in school and other educational activities. Several alternative approaches to obtaining consistent national estimates of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Cost Estimates, Data Collection
PEERBOOM, PEARL – 1967
THIS SURVEY WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL DETAILS ABOUT COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR A RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD AND ARE THEREFORE LIKELY TO HAVE ADEQUATE BASES FOR MEANINGFUL EVALUATIONS OF THEIR RESULTS, AND TO SPOTLIGHT GOOD PROGRAMS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICY. THOSE PROGRAMS WERE…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Needs
Boldt, R. F. – 1978
Problems of obtaining a representative sample for a national survey are discussed, and the experiences of Educational Testing Service are used as examples of some methods used to cope with these problems. It is suggested that researchers: (1) capitalize on some existing program; (2) establish in the minds of the possible examinees and the possible…
Descriptors: Bias, Data Collection, Educational Research, Motivation
WELCH, WAYNE W.; AND OTHERS – 1967
MEMBERS OF THE EVALUATION SECTION OF HARVARD PROJECT PHYSICS, DESCRIBING WHAT IS SAID TO BE THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO SELECT A NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE OF (HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS) TEACHERS, LIST THE STEPS AS (1) PURCHASE OF A LIST OF PHYSICS TEACHERS FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (MOST COMPLETE AVAILABLE), (2) SELECTION OF 136 NAMES BY A…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Groups, National Surveys
Levine, Daniel B., Ed. – 1986
At the request of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, the Panel to Evaluate the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) was established in 1985 by the National Academy of Sciences. This report culminates an extensive two-year study of NCES and reflects the panel's broad view of the center's…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Williams, Stephen R.; Folsom, Ralph E., Jr. – 1976
As in any very large survey, the sample that provided data for the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) differed from the random sample of the study design because of nonresponse from 226 of the 1,200 schools in the primary sample, and a small amount of other missing data. Part A of this report, briefly describes the…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, High School Graduates
Austin, Neale W. – 1969
A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 1,814 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB Latin Achievement Test during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs and charts, offer…
Descriptors: Charts, Classroom Techniques, Data Analysis, Educational Background
Davis, Celestine, Ed.; Sonnenberg, Bill, Ed. – 1993
This is the third periodic report on the programs and plans of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The challenge facing the NCES is to collect and analyze data that track the growth and change in educational experience in the United States. Current programs toward this goal, future plans, and major publications of the NCES are…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Databases, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Grant, W. Vance – 1985
This paper presents a list of key items in the field of elementary and secondary education, statistics for which are frequently requested. Each item is followed by the date of the latest published or available National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) statistics. With the exception of Census data, all of these data should be collected by the…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Finance, Educational Quality
Budig, Jeanne E. – Lincoln University Journal on Ethnic Studies, 1982
Information reporting at traditionally black colleges and universities was reviewed, based on the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) files for 36 institutions. The objective was to determine the quality of the data submitted by seven of these institutions, and to suggest actions for improving the quality of the HEGIS information…
Descriptors: Accountability, Black Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
Austin, Neale W.; Clark, John L.D. – 1969
A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 5,382 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB French, Spanish, or German achievement tests during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Charts, Data Analysis, Educational Background
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