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Gruber, Kerry J.; And Others – 1996
The volumes in this User Manual document the data collection of the 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). Researchers who are ready to access the data file may go directly to the codebooks for each survey (Volumes II and III for the Restricted-Use and Public-Use versions respectively). This manual focuses on survey documentation, describing…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics)

National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1991
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care is an ongoing, prospective, 3-year longitudinal study of over 1,300 full-term healthy infants and families from 10 sites across the United States. While the sample is not nationally representative, the subjects come from major regions of the country: the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Collection, Day Care, Day Care Centers

Kirsch, Irwin S.; And Others – 1992
A comprehensive assessment of the literacy proficiencies of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Employment Service/Unemployment Insurance (ES/UI) participants was conducted by the Department of Labor. The survey responses of a sample of 2,501 JTPA applicants and 3,277 ES/UI participants were scored, weighted, analyzed, and used to develop a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Data Collection
Accountability and Development Associates, Albuquerque, NM. – 1992
This study examines the perceptions of almost 2,500 external clients of the University of New Mexico College of Education for the purpose of identifying clients' needs and suggestions for change. Focus groups, surveys, and open-ended response formats were used to gather data from all current undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Kasprzyk, Daniel – 1993
A brief overview is provided of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) program of the National Center for Education Statistics, and areas of research or survey evaluation in which work is ongoing or planned are described. The SASS is an integrated system of surveys of public and private schools, school districts, school principals and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Pierce, Lorraine Valdez; O'Malley, J. Michael – 1992
Performance assessment procedures and a portfolio assessment framework are presented for monitoring the language development of language minority students in the upper elementary and middle grades. Unlike standardized achievement tests, performance-based assessment can effectively monitor the progress of language minority students because it can…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Check Lists, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria

Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1994
This study examined the extent to which data are available for 77 indicators for all students, including students with disabilities, at the school completion level. Data managers from 36 states or territories reported that data are available for indicators in the Presence and Participation domain and the Contribution and Citizenship domain, but…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Daily Living Skills, Data Collection, Disabilities
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1991
This state-mandated report reviews the status of health professions education programs in Florida. Part 1 provides an overview of health professions education policy by describing special considerations for policymakers and program planning, reviewing outcomes of previous Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission recommendations, and…
Descriptors: Certification, Continuing Education, Curriculum, Data Collection
Research and Evaluation Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
State activities to collect information on program outcomes for students enrolled in postsecondary vocational education were examined in spring 1990. A multistage process, beginning with a review of state reports and legislation, was followed by telephone interviews with state officials. The average number of respondents per state was five.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Research and Evaluation Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
This report presents the detailed results of the compilation of an overview of state activities related to measuring the outcomes of postsecondary vocational education. Chapter I provides background to the study. Chapter II describes the methodology used for the development of the overview, including discussions with experts, the information…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Solomon, Gerard; And Others – 1983
Complete with student worksheets, field trip ideas, illustrations, vocabulary lists, suggested materials, and step-by-step procedures, the document presents a compilation of ideas for teaching elementary school (K-6) students about marine and fresh water. In the first unit students build miniature monuments and observe the deterioration of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation (Environment), Data Analysis, Data Collection
Vandenberg, Lela; And Others – 1983
A four-section annotated bibliography is comprised of sources for information on evaluation intended for non-formal education (NFE) participants. Several themes and issues stand out in the documents cited: (1) the difficulty of isolating impacts and attributing them to a specific educational project; (2) the question of qualitative (focussing on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Measures, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Cobbs, Henry L., Jr.; Wilmoth, James Noel – 1990
An instrument used to assess educational environments for computers as new tools for teaching and learning was studied in grades 2, 3, and 4 of the Atlanta (Georgia) Public Schools (APS) in May 1990. The instrument contained 46 items indexing: (1) the immediate and expanded spaces for the computer stations; (2) the presence of software and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Literacy
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1989
A study conducted for the Tennessee State Department of Education by Memphis State University addressed two objectives with respect to the Professional School Service Personnel endorsements for initial licensure for non-teaching professional personnel: to determine the validity of the National Teacher Examination (NTE) Core Battery tests for…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Astin, Alexander W. – 1991
This book's purpose is to show .how assessment can be used to enhance the educational and research functions of colleges and universities by promoting talent development among both students and faculty members. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) review of traditional uses of student assessment; (2) the input-environment-outcome model which…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Database Design