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| Pub Number | Title |  Date |
|---|---|---|
| NCES 2008314 | 2003-2004 Private School Universe Survey (PSS) Data File User's Manual and Survey Documentation
This manual describes the 2003-2004 Private School Universe Survey (PSS) data collection activities, processing, and data files. The 2003-2004 PSS public-use data file user's manual is also included. |
3/20/2008 |
| NCES 2008024 | User's Manual for the ECLS-B Longitudinal 9-Month--Preschool Restricted-Use Data File and Electronic Codebook
The User's Manual describes the design, collection, and data processing of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort of 2001 (ECLS-B), with a special focus on the preschool wave data collection. It contains information to help users access and use the data files and electronic codebook. It also documents the Reading Aloud Profile--Together supplemental data file. This manual is only available on the ECLS-B Longitudinal 9-month--Preschool CD ROM. |
12/12/2007 |
| NCES 2008347 | Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Base-Year to Second Follow-up Public Use Data File Documentation
The Data File Documentation reports on the procedures and methodologies employed during the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 base year, first, and second follow-ups, with special emphasis on the second follow-up (2006). The document is designed to provide guidance for users of the restricted-use data as released in Electronic Codebook (ECB) format (NCES 2008346) and also contains information that will be valuable to users of the public-use Data Analysis System (DAS). Included in the documentation are the following: an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; an account of instrumentation and high school records (academic transcript) collection; documentation of the sample design, weighting, imputation, and design effects; a summary of the data collection methodology and results, including detailed response rates; a description of data preparation and processing activities including linkage to ancillary external data sets and creation of composite variables; and an overview of data file structure and contents. Numerous appendices supply a glossary of terms and a synopsis of the field test, and treat of topics such as cross-cohort comparison and occupational coding scheme crosswalks. |
10/16/2007 |
| NCES 2007047 | Observations of Mother-Twin Interactions at 9 Months: User's Manual for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) 9-month Twin Triad Restricted-Use Data File
This User's Manual for the Twin Triad Data File describes the design, instrumentation, coding methodology, and special issues pertaining to the twin triad data file from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort base year (9-month) data collection. Also included is information to help users access and use the twin triad data file in conjunction with the main ECLS-B restricted-use data files. |
6/21/2007 |
| NCES 96860REV | USER'S MANUAL: Restricted-Use Data Procedures
The Restricted-Use Data Procedures Manual describes the laws, licensing procedures, security procedures and on-site inspections of restricted-use data. Restricted-use Data Applicants: |
3/30/2007 |
| NCES 2007349 | Documentation for the 2004-05 Teacher Follow-up Survey
Technical documentation for the 2004-05 Teacher Follow-Up Survey, done one year after the 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey. The documentation covers the entire survey cycle--from sample design, questionnaire revisions, and field data collection through all stages of processing. There are descriptions and explanations of the survey cycle in the main text, supplemented by more detailed information in appendices. |
3/19/2007 |
| NCES 2007333 | 2003-04 School Survey on Crime and Safety Public-Use Data File Codebook
The 2003–04 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS:2004) public-use data file codebook contains a list of variables and information about the variables on the SSOCS:2004 public-use data file. Users are provided with weighted and unweighted frequencies for the categorical variables on the file and descriptive statistics for the continuous variables on the file (i.e. sample size, minimum value, maximum value, mean, standard deviation, and median). Variables are listed in the order in which they appear on the data file. |
1/19/2007 |
| NCES 2007335 | 2003-04 School Survey on Crime and Safety Data File User's Manual
This combined public and restricted-use Data File User's Manual contains information about the sample design, data collection, imputation, and weighting procedures for the public and restricted-use data files. Appendixes in this document provide a variable list, SSOCS 2003–04 survey instrument, public-use codebook, and detailed descriptions of imputation procedures and bias analysis. Portions of the manual that require a restricted-use license are included on the restricted-use file CD. |
1/19/2007 |
| NCES 2006338 | Education Longitudinal Study of 2002: First Follow-up Transcript Component Data File Documentation (Restricted Use)
This Data File Documentation reports on the procedures and methodologies employed in the Transcript Component of First Follow-up to the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002). The document is designed to provide guidance for users of the transcript data as released in Electronic Codebook (ECB) format (NCES 2006-351). Included in the documentation are the following: an overview of the transcript data collection and other components of ELS:2002, description of the transcript sample and how the transcripts were collected, the methods employed in coding and classifying the transcripts, description of the transcript weights and guidance on their use, non-response bias analysis results; estimates of the complex sample design effects, and an overview of data file structure and contents. In addition, there are a number of appendices that provide detailed technical information about topics including how to make cross-cohort comparisons; descriptions of the student, course, school, and course offerings data files; and the course classification scheme employed. |
12/8/2006 |
| NCES 2001029E | Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) Base Year Public-Use ECB Errata
This errata identifies errors in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort Base Year Public-Use Child data files (child.dat). The document describes corrections to a very few cases pertaining to poverty, urbanicity, nonrespondent status, academic rating scale scores, imputed income flag, parent ID number, and labeling. These corrections have been made to all subsequent ECLS-K data files. |
11/1/2006 |
| NCES 2007031 | Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) Child Disability Composite Errata and ECB Functionality Errata for Data Products Released 2000 through 2006
This errata sheet pertains to two errors that affect the following ECLS-K Data Files and ECBs: Base Year Restricted (NCES 2000-097) and Public-Use ECB (NCES 2001-029rev); First Grade Restricted (NCES 2002-127) and Public-Use ECB (NCES 2002-134);Third Grade Restricted (NCES 2003-002) and Public-Use ECB (NCES 2004-002); ECLS-K Longitudinal Kindergarten-First Grade Public-Use ECB (NCES 2002-148); ECLS-K Longitudinal Kindergarten-Third Grade Public-Use ECB (NCES 2004-089); and ECLS-K Longitudinal Kindergarten-Fifth Grade Public-Use Data ECB (NCES 2006-035). The first error relates to errors that occur when using the ECLS-K ECBs; the second error relates to errors in the computation of the child disability composite (P1DISABL, P4DISABL, and P5DISABL). |
10/31/2006 |
| NCES 2006342 | Documentation for the Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) Data File: Fiscal Year 2000 (Public-Use)
This manual describes the methods, procedures, techniques, and activities that were used to produce the Academic Libraries Survey of 2000 (ALS:2000). This manual is designed to provide guidance and documentation for users of the ALS data. Included in the manual are the following: an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; an account of instrumentation; a summary of the data collection methodology and results, including detailed response rates; a description of data preparation and processing activities; and an overview data file structure and contents. In addition, there are a number of appendices. The ALS: 2000 provides information pertinent to libraries at 3,527 degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions throughout the 50 states, and the District of Columbia. |
7/10/2006 |
| NCES 2006032 | ECLS-K: Combined User's Manual for the ECLS-K Fifth-Grade Data Files and Electronic Codebooks
The Combined User's Manual includes a description of the design and instrumentation of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, and information to help users access and use the data files and electronic codebook. It is reproduced on the public- and restricted-use data CD. |
3/27/2006 |
| NCES 2006344 | Education Longitudinal Study of 2002/2004: Base-Year to First Follow-up Data File Documentation
The Data File Documentation reports on the procedures and methodologies employed during the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) base year and first follow-up. The document is designed to provide guidance for users of the public-use data as released in Electronic Codebook (ECB) format (NCES 2006-346). Included in the documentation are the following: an overview of the study and its predecessor studies; an account of instrumentation (both assessments and various questionnaires); documentation of the sample design, weighting, design effects, and evaluations of data quality; a summary of the data collection methodology and results, including detailed response rates; a description of data preparation and processing activities; and an overview of data file structure and contents. In addition, there are a number of appendices that provide additional technical details about topics ranging from cross-cohort comparison to issues associated with imputation. |
12/16/2005 |
| NCES 2004303 | 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Data File User's Manual
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) collects data on public and private elementary and secondary schools. SASS provides data on the characteristics and qualifications of teachers and principals, teacher hiring practices, professional development, class size, and other conditions in schools across the nation. This data file user's manual is intended to document the data collection of the 1999-2000 SASS. |
11/24/2004 |
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