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Toste, Jessica R.; Logan, Jessica A. R.; Shogren, Karrie A.; Boyd, Brian A. – Exceptional Children, 2023
Group design research studies can provide evidence to draw conclusions about "what works," "for whom," and "under what conditions" in special education. The quality indicators introduced by Gersten and colleagues (2005) have contributed to increased rigor in group design research, which has provided substantial…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Research, Special Education, Educational Indicators
University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2014
Districts now have access to a wealth of new information that can help target students with appropriate supports and bring focus and coherence to college readiness efforts. However, the abundance of data has brought its own challenges. Schools and school systems are often overwhelmed with the amount of data available. The capacity of districts to…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Educational Indicators, College Preparation, School Districts
Gonzalez Canche, Manuel Sacramento – ProQuest LLC, 2012
For the last 25 years, research on the effects of community colleges on baccalaureate degree attainment has concluded that community colleges drastically reduce the likelihood of attaining a bachelor's degree compared to the effects of four-year institutions on this likelihood. The thesis of this dissertation is that community colleges have…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics, At Risk Students
Ryu, Mikyung – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
This "Technical Guide" describes the methodology and concepts used to measure and grade the performance of the 50 states in the higher education arena. Part I presents the methodology for grading states and provides information on data collection and reporting. Part II explains the indicators that comprise each of the graded categories.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Methodology, Documentation, Testing
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Postlethwaite, T. Neville – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1996
Methods used in an educational indicators pilot project studying the conditions in primary schools in the least developed countries are described. Sample surveys with 88.88% to 100% response rates were conducted in 14 countries. Recommendations are made for improving sampling techniques in underdeveloped countries. (SLD)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Indicators, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2006
This "Technical Guide" describes the methodology and concepts used to measure and grade the performance of the 50 states in the higher education arena. Part I presents the methodology for grading states and provides information on data collection and reporting. Part II explains the indicators that comprise each of the graded categories.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Methodology, Documentation, Testing
Salvucci, Sameena; Walter, Elizabeth; Conley, Valerie; Fink, Steven; Saba, Mehrdad – 1997
This report provides an overview of a selection of measurement error studies conducted on National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) surveys. Its intent is not to offer new analyses of program data, but to summarize information from internal memoranda, working papers, and adjudicated reports about errors of measurement that occur during five…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education