This paper documents the multistep procedure used by the Louisiana Department of Education, Bureau of School Accountability to correct and verify the data that drive the state's statewide school performance indicator program, the "Progress Profiles." The paper also reports the findings of a nationwide survey in which state departments of…

This study was designed as a first attempt to study the relationship of learning style, perception, and performance to computer based instruction (CBI). First the relationship of two dimensions of cognitive styles, field independence-field dependence (FI-FD) and preferred perceptual mode (verbal-visual) was studied. Second, the main and…

Results of the 1991-92 annual survey for 1991-92 on initial employment rates for recipients of doctoral, masters, and bachelors degrees in physics and astronomy are reported. Overall, responses indicated that the job market for recent physics degree recipients remains tight. Other findings include the following: (1) among new bachelors degree…

The increased mobility of the American population combined with the school choice movement has contributed to increased consumerism in parents' selection of schools. A consulting firm program, "SchoolMatch," matches information from databases on public and private schools with information from questionnaires of clients, which include…

This publication provides a complete census and analysis of the foreign postsecondary student population studying in the United States. The report consists of five chapters. The first chapter compares "Open Doors" (a statistical compilation on foreign students) and this publication, pointing out the unique contributions of each publication as well…

Fulfilling its legislative mandate, the Alaska State Department of Education prepares annual profiles on state school districts. The summary of data in this publication represents only a portion of information gathered about Alaska public schools, but it does provide information on school operations, facilities, programs, students, and personnel.…

Performance rating systems frequently use multiple raters in order to improve the reliability of ratings. However, unless all candidates are rated by the same raters, some candidates will be at an unfair advantage or disadvantage solely because they were rated by more stringent or lenient raters. To obtain fair and accurate evaluations of…

Eleven tables present data concerning non-public school enrollment (NPSE) and non-public school staffing in New York State. The tables include New York State data on: (1) NPSE by level and affiliation for kindergarten through grade 12 in 1990-91; (2) trends of NPSE by affiliation for kindergarten through grade 12 from 1986-87 to 1990-91; (3)…

This informational yearbook provides 219 tables of data that reflect the development of education in the People's Republic of China for the year 1989. It is based on statistical information submitted by the Educational Commissions of the provincial governments and the governments of municipalities and autonomous regions directly under the State…

It is noted that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and libraries have a mutual mission: the collection and dissemination of information in formats that are useful to the information needs of the public. This report discusses the NCES' mission statement in these terms and describes its broad-based data gathering program, which…

The relationships between classroom performance and five possible predictor variables were studied. The ways in which these variables relate to performance in a classroom learning situation were examined, with the hypothesis that attributional style and motivation would be the best predictors of classroom performance. The variables were: (1)…

The strategies examinees employ when making item difficulty level choices in self-adapted computerized testing were investigated. Subjects were 148 college students (88 females and 60 males) in an introductory statistics course. The primary instrument was a self-adapted computerized algebra test used to measure student readiness for the statistics…

To determine whether a significant relationship exists between educational funding and pupil achievement as measured by Science Research Associates standardized test scores, the author of this study conducted a statistical analysis of the top one-third and bottom one-third of Virginia's 142 school districts. The 30 districts selected were chosen…

Based on the ninth annual national survey of public school salaries and wages, this first part of a three-part report examines the salary schedules--as opposed to salaries actually paid--for 23 professional positions in 1,120 school systems. A lengthy table lists each district, arrayed alphabetically by state, and presents data on district…

Drawing on data from the ninth annual national survey of public school salaries and wages, this second part of a three-part report looks at the salaries actually paid for 22 professional positions in 1,120 school districts. Among the positions covered are superintendents, central office staff, principals, teachers, librarians, counselors, and…