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| Note From
NCES, from Volume 7—Issues 1 & 2 |
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By: |
Mark Schneider, Commissioner |
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Presents important information about the Quarterly and
discusses obtaining NCES data using the newly redesigned NCES website. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 6—Issue
4 |
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By: |
Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner,
Early Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies
Division |
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Discusses the 2003 administrations of TIMSS and
PISA , two international assessments in which NCES participates.
Describes some of the differences between the assessments,
including what countries participate, who is tested, and
what is tested. |
| Note From NCES, from Volume 6—Issue 3 |
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By: |
Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner, Early Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division |
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Discusses the findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS-K), and how they relate to this cohort's educational progress and success. |
| Note From
NCES, from Volume 6—Issues 1 & 2 |
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By: |
Peggy G. Carr, Associate Commissioner, Assessment Division |
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Describes the importance of high school transcripts in
studying coursetaking patterns and achievement. |
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| Note From
NCES, from Volume 5—Issue 4 |
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By: |
Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner, Early
Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division |
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Describes the surveys used by NCES to collect information
on technology access and use in school and at home. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 5—Issue 3 |
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By: |
Peggy G. Carr, Associate Commissioner, Assessment
Division |
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Discusses the need for comparative information on student
performance in large urban areas, challenges faced by the National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment
(TUDA), and kinds of data provided by TUDA. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 5—Issue 2 |
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By: |
C. Dennis Carroll, Associate Commissioner,
Postsecondary Studies Division |
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Outlines methods used in the National Postsecondary
Student Aid Study (NPSAS) to help us learn how students and their
families pay for college. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 5—Issue 1 |
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By: |
Eugene Owen, Program Director, International
Studies Program |
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Discusses how quantitative and qualitative approaches
are combined in TIMSS—especially in the innovative video studies
of teaching in the classroom. |
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| Note
From NCES, from Volume 4—Issue 4 |
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By: |
Kathryn A. Chandler, Program Director, Elementary/Secondary
Sample Survey Studies Program |
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Outlines the historical background and development of
NCES research on school crime and safety. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 4—Issue 3 |
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By: |
Kathryn A. Chandler, Program Director, Elementary/Secondary
Sample Survey Studies Program |
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Introduces the 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey
(SASS). |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 4—Issue 2 |
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By: |
Jeffrey A. Owings, Associate Commissioner,
Elementary/Secondary and Libraries Studies Division |
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Provides an overview of the role of NCES in longitudinal
studies, focusing on the National Education Longitudinal Study of
1988 (NELS:88). |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 4—Issue 1 |
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By: |
Barbara B. Marenus, Director of Communications |
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Presents an overview of NCES products as well as an
annual calendar for publications that are regularly released. |
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| Note
From NCES, from Volume 3—Issue 4 |
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By: |
Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner, Early
Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division |
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Provides a brief overview of the National Household
Education Surveys Program (NHES), including goals, topics covered,
and methodology. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 3—Issue 3 |
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By: |
Peggy G. Carr, Associate Commissioner, Assessment
Division |
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Discusses the value of National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) state-level results and compares student progress
in mathematics and reading over the past decade. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 3—Issue 2 |
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By: |
Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner, Early
Childhood, International and Crosscutting Studies Division |
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Discusses the development of The Condition of Education
report and describes the two other flagship reports that NCES produces
annually. |
| Note
From the Acting Commissioner, from Volume 3—Issue 1 |
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By: |
Gary W. Phillips |
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Provides an overview of NCES assessments, which measure
a wide variety of knowledge and skills in populations ranging from
toddlers through adults. |
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| Note
From NCES, from Volume 2—Issue 4 |
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By: |
Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner, Early
Childhood, International & Crosscutting Studies Division |
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Examines the need for and challenges faced by the NCES
Career/Technical Education Statistics (CTES) and similar efforts to
draw data on specific sectors of education from a variety of sources. |
| Note
From the Acting Commissioner, from Volume 2—Issue 3 |
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By: |
Gary W. Phillips |
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Discusses how the invited commentaries featured in each
issue of the Quarterly fit in with the overall NCES mission. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 2—Issue 2 |
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By: |
Marilynl McMillen, Chief Statistician |
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Provides an overview of the 12 National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) universe surveys as well as information about the
congressionally mandated cooperatives to facilitate the collection
of data. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 2—Issue 1 |
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By: |
Jeffrey Owings, Acting Associate Commissioner |
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Provides an overview of NCES longitudinal studies. |
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| Note
From NCES, from Volume 1—Issue 4 |
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By: |
Peggy G. Carr, Associate Commissioner |
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Discusses the leadership role of the National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the inclusion of specialneeds students
in large-scale assessments. |
| Note
From the Acting Commissioner, from Volume 1—Issue 3 |
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By: |
Gary W. Phillips |
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The Acting Commissioner of NCES outlines his goals for
the Center. |
| Note
From NCES, from Volume 1—Issue 2 |
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By: |
Martin Orland, Associate Commissioner |
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Outlines current and upcoming NCES efforts to expand
and improve data on instructional practices. |
| Note
From the Commissioner, from Volume 1—Issue 1 |
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By: |
Pascal D. Forgione, Jr. |
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An introduction to the first issue by the Commissioner
of NCES, outlining how the Quarterly reflects his goals for the agency. |
