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Roth, Edith Brill – American Education, 1980
Describes various facets of MERTS (Migrant Education Record Transfer System), including the Skills Inventory System. The system tracks migrant children's learning progress through a nationwide computerized information bank. Examines advantages, teacher involvement, student transition, and the system's future. Examples of the system's use in…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Migrant Children, Migrant Programs
Download full textEckels, Elaine; Vorek, Robert – 1988
The Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) is a nationwide computer-based communications network originally designed to transfer the health and educational records of migrant workers' children. This report assesses MSRTS data from September 1984 through June 1986 to determine the potential utility of such data for national studies of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Data Interpretation, Databases
Gutmann, Babette; And Others – 1988
This report examines federal, state, and local databases containing information on migrant workers and their children, identifies their common characteristics, and assesses their potential utility to inform educational policy analysis. General criteria used to evaluate each database's strengths and weaknesses include standardization, reliability,…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
