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| Note From NCES |
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Note From NCES |
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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. |
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| Featured Topic: Instructional Practices |
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What Happens in Classrooms? Instructional Practices in Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1994–95 |
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By: | Robin R. Henke, Xianglei Chen, and Gideon Goldman |
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Analyzes survey responses from a national sample of elementary and secondary teachers in all subjects and at all grade levels. Provides estimates of the proportions of teachers using a wide variety of reform-oriented and traditional teaching practices. Also discusses variation of instructional practices with characteristics of teachers and their students. |
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Invited Commentary: Educational Reform and Instructional Change |
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By: |
Margaret E. Goertz, Co-Director, Consortium
for Policy Research in Education, Graduate School of Education, University
of Pennsylvania |
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Invited Commentary: Moving Toward Better Instructional Practice Data |
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By: |
Daniel P. Mayer, Researcher, Mathematica
Policy Research, Inc., Washington, DC |
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| Elementary and Secondary Education |
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The NAEP 1998 Reading
Report Card for the Nation and the States |
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By: | Patricia L. Donahue, Kristin E. Voelkl, Jay R. Campbell,
and John Mazzeo |
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Presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1998 Reading Assessment for the nation and
participating states. Includes average scores and achievement-level performance for the nation and states, comparisons with
1994 and 1992 results, and results for subgroups of students.
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NAEP 1996 Trends
in Writing: Fluency and Writing Conventions |
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By: | Nada Ballator, Marisa Farnum, and Bruce Kaplan |
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Presents results for two parts of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1996 Long-Term Trend
Assessment: (1) holistic scoring of writing fluency and (2) mechanics scoring of conventions of written English.
Compares results from 1984 and 1996. |
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Community Service
Participation of Students in Grades 6-12 |
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By: | from The Condition of Education 1998 |
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Presents rates of student participation in community service by characteristics such as grade level, parents' highest
education level, and school policy. |
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Summer Activities
of Students Enrolled in Grades 1-12 |
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By: | from The Condition of Education 1998 |
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Provides rates of student participation in various summer activities by characteristics such as grade level, race/ethnicity,
and parents' highest education level. |
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Student Work and
Teacher Practices in Mathematics |
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By: | Julia H. Mitchell, Evelyn F. Hawkins, Pamela M. Jakwerth,Frances B. Stancavage, and John A. Dossey |
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Intended primarily for teachers, curriculum experts, and school administrators, includes discussion and examples of
student work in five mathematics content strands and several cognitive-skill areas. Also discusses course-taking patterns,
classroom practices, and student attitudes relating to mathematics. |
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Student Work and
Teacher Practices in Science |
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By: | Christine Y. O'Sullivan and Andrew R. Weiss |
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Intended primarily for science teachers, includes discussion and examples of student work in three fields of science and
on several types of tasks. Also discusses classroom practices, school climate, and student attitudes relating to science. |
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Dropout Rates in
the United States: 1997 |
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By: | Phillip Kaufman, Steve Klein, and Mary Frase |
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Presents dropout rates for 1997, as well as time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972 through
1997. Also examines the characteristics of high school dropouts and completers in 1997. |
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Internet Access
in Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-98 |
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By: | Cassandra Rowand |
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Discusses progress on connecting schools and classrooms to the Internet and explores relationships between school
characteristics and Internet access. |
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Public School Student,
Staff, and Graduate Counts by State: School Year 1997-98 |
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By: | Ghedam Bairu |
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Provides national and state data on the number of students and staff at public elementary and secondary schools in
1997-98, as well as the number of public high school graduates in 1996-97. |
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Early Estimates
of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year 1998-99 |
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By: | Lena M. McDowell |
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Provides estimates of key statistics for public elementary and secondary schools, including national and state data on
the amount of revenues and expenditures and the number of students, teachers, and high school graduates. |
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| Postsecondary Education |
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Immediate Transition
From High School to College |
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By: | from The Condition of Education 1998 |
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Provides percentages of high school completers going directly from high school to college by student characteristics such as
family income and race/ethnicity.
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College Access and
Affordability |
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By: | Susan P. Choy |
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Examines the price of college attendance, the impact of financing strategies on students' educational experiences,
and the extent to which the financial aid system promotes access to postsecondary education. |
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State Aid for Undergraduates
in Postsecondary Education |
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By: | John B. Lee and Suzanne B. Clery |
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Examines differences among undergraduates in states that provide different levels of student financial aid. Explores
relationships between state aid levels and variables such as price of attendance, student characteristics, and percentages
of students enrolled at different types of institutions. |
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Current Funds Revenues
and Expenditures of Degree-Granting Institutions: Fiscal Year 1996 |
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By: | Samuel Barbett and Roslyn A. Korb |
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Provides national and state data on revenues and expenditures
in all institutional sectors. Breaks down revenues by source
and expenditures by purpose. |
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| Public, State and Federal Libraries |
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Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 1996 |
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By: | Adrienne Chute and P. Elaine Kroe |
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Summarizes information on public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Includes public library types, services, collections, staffing, and operating income and expenditures. |
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Measuring Inflation in Public Libraries: A Comparison of Two Approaches, the Input Cost Index and the Cost of Services Index |
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By: | Jay C. Chambers and Robert Vergun |
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Describes two approaches to measuring inflation in public libraries, presents estimates derived from each approach, and compares the approaches in terms of their advantages and disadvantages. |
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State Library Agencies: Fiscal Year 1997 |
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By: | P. Elaine Kroe |
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Contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, including these agencies' governance, staffing, income and expenditures, roles in electronic network development, and services to libraries in their states. |
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| International Statistics |
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The TIMSS
Videotape Classroom Study: Methods and Findings From an Exploratory Research
Project on Eighth-Grade Mathematics Instruction in Germany, Japan, and
the United States |
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By: | James W. Stigler, Patrick Gonzales, Takako Kawanaka,
Steffen Knoll, and Ana Serrano |
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Discusses the first study to collect videotaped records of
classroom instruction from national probability samples.
Compares mathematics content and teaching methods used
in the United States with those used in other countries and
those recommended in reform documents. |
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| Crosscutting Statistics |
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Digest of Education
Statistics: 1998 |
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By: | Thomas D. Snyder |
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Provides a compilation of statistical information covering
the broad field of American education from kindergarten
through graduate school.
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| Methodology |
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Classification Evaluation
of the 1994-95 Common Core of Data: Public Elementary/Secondary Education
Agency Universe Survey |
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By: | Stephen Owens |
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Analyzes and documents classification issues, such as
inadequate survey definitions, in order to provide input
for ongoing improvement of the Common Core of Data
(CCD) statistical program.
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Indirect State-Level
Estimation for the Private School Survey |
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By: | Beverly D. Causey, Leroy Bailey, and Steven Kaufman |
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Describes the development and evaluation of statistical
models used to produce indirect estimates of the number
of private schools and private school teachers, students,
and graduates in individual states. |
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| Data Products, Other Publications, and Funding Opportunities |
| Data Products |
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The 1997 NAEP
Arts Report Card—CD-ROM |
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By: | Hilary R. Persky, Brent A. Sandene, and Janice M. Askew |
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Data File:
Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 1996 |
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Data File:
State Library Agencies Survey: Fiscal Year 1997 |
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| Other Publications |
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The NAEP 1998
Reading Report Card: National and State Highlights |
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By: | Sheida White |
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NAEP 1998
Reading State Reports |
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By: | Nada Ballator and Laura Jerry |
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Directory
of NAEP Publications |
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By: | Sahar Akhtar, Alicia Darensbourg, Munira Mwalimu, Kelly Weddel, and Sheida White |
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Highlights
From TIMSS |
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By: | Chris Calsyn, Patrick Gonzales, and Mary Frase |
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Learning About
Education Through Statistics |
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By: | Claire Geddes |
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Programs and
Plans of the National Center for Education Statistics: 1999 Edition |
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By: | Celestine J. Davis |
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| Funding Opportunities |
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Training |
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Grants |
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