This chapter examines the main aspects of the Buckley Amendment, giving special attention to the definition of "educational record" and to the ten instances in which an institution may release information about a student without the student's consent. (IRT)

In a national study of individualized instructional programs for the U.S. Office of Education, Jack V. Edling of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, Corvallis, conducted an in-depth survey of 46 programs in 24 States. PREP kit, No. 16, reports on that study in 13 documents, covering such subjects as objectives of individualized…

A study was conducted to determine what variables are prepotent in establishing a teacher's expectancy for a pupil. Seven 20-minute experiments were conducted using a sample of 84 teachers who were randomly assigned to an experimental treatment and then reassigned for each subsequent experiment regardless of their previous assignment. Treatments…

The study evaluated pupil progress with particular emphasis on pupil marks. The report is divided into seven sections: (1) introduction, (2) statement of the problem, (3) historical overview of marks and marking systems, (4) present practices, (5) assumptions commonly held about school marks, (6) an analysis of these assumptions, and (7) summary…

THIS STUDY DEFINED A MATURE WOMAN AS BEING 25 YEARS OLD OR OLDER OR MARRIED. DATA WERE COLLECTED ON 225 MATURE WOMEN ATTENDING RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE DURING THE 1964 SPRING SEMESTER, INCLUDING DATE OF BIRTH, MARITAL STATUS, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, TEST SCORES, GRADE POINT AVERAGE, UNITS OF STUDY, MAJOR, AND SCHOOLS OF TRANSFER. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT…

Who and what are school records? How accurate and fair is the information teachers put in them? Should parents and pupils be allowed access to such documents? Author has examined the files of 600 children, and is disturbed by what he finds there. (Editor/RK)

Discusses computerization of student recordkeeping and the computers and software programs available for different school needs. (MD)

A condensed student profile is a quick reference tool that can provide a comprehensive overview of all vital information that is known about a particular student. A sample form includes sections for vital statistics, test scores, report card information, sociogram, personality test, parent questionnaire, health record, attendance, and whether…

Reports results of a survey of 125 local education authorities in Britain, including standardization of forms and purposes of keeping records on children under five in nursery and primary schools. (SK)

Outlines components of a single database that will allow education authorities to provide all the administrative needs of a secondary school. These include class formation, course allocations, marks processing, student records, staffing, school role, school time schedules, school returns to the Scottish Examination Board, and school attendance.…

Due to grade inflation, transcripts reveal little more than courses a student has completed. Recommendation letters have become an important criterion in teacher candidate selection. Suggestions for writing a subjective recommendation are offered. (DF)

Packaging is the process of finding the best combination of aid to meet a student's financial need for college, given limited resources and the institutional constraints that vary from school to school. This guide to packaging under the EDExpress software system outlines three steps to packaging. The first is determining the student's need for…

Teacher education programs nationwide are required by state and federal governments to maintain comprehensive student records of all current and graduated students in their programs. A private, mid-sized university established a faculty team to analyze record-keeping procedures to comply with these government requirements. The team's mandate was…

This paper describes the design and function of Louisiana's statewide student-level database, the Student Information System (SIS). In Louisiana the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted the dropout definition of the National Center for Education Statistics for use by all Louisiana public schools in the 1989-1990 school year.…

With MSRTS, a computerized record transfer system, continuity is at last being brought to the schooling of our most mobile students. (Editor)