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The 1997 NAEP Arts Report Card-CD-ROM
Data File: Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 1996
Data File: State Library Agencies Survey: Fiscal Year 1997

The 1997 NAEP Arts Report Card-CD-ROM

Hilary R. Persky, Brent A. Sandene, and Janice M. Askew

In 1997, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) conducted a national assessment in the arts at grade 8, covering music, theatre, and the visual arts. The assessment measured students' ability to create and perform as well as to respond to existing works. NAEP used nationally representative samples of public and nonpublic eighth-grade students for assessing music and the visual arts, and a targeted sample for assessing theatre, because so few schools offer significant instruction in theatre. No assessment was conducted for dance, because of the difficulty of obtaining a statistically valid sample.

The Report Card provides information on student achievement by population subgroup and also analyzes data according to instructional and school variables. This CD-ROM features the complete text of the paper report (NCES 1999-486), plus assessment prompts and extensive examples of student work, accompanied by an analysis of the scoring of each example.

Author affiliations: H.R. Persky, B.A. Sandene, and J.M. Askew, Educational Testing Service.

For questions about content, contact Sheida White (sheida.white@ed.gov).

Data File: Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 1996

The Public Libraries Survey (PLS) is conducted annually by NCES through the Federal-State Cooperative System (FSCS) for Public Library Data. The data are collected by a network of state data coordinators appointed by the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The PLS for fiscal year 1996 collected data items from 8,946 public libraries. Data collected include population of legal service area, staff, outlets, library materials, operating income and expenditures, circulation, reference transactions, library visits, public service hours, circulation of children's materials, and electronic technology information.

Five database files, in Microsoft Access format, were generated from the FY 1996 PLS:

Public Library Data File;
Public Library State Summary/State
Characteristics File;
Public Library Outlet File;
Administrative Entities Only/State Library File; and
State Library Outlet File.

These database files and related documentation are available on diskette as well as on the NCES Web Site.

For questions about this data product, contact P. Elaine Kroe (patricia.kroe@ed.gov).

To obtain this data product (NCES 1999-307), visit the NCES Web Site (http://nces.ed.gov) or contact GPO (202-512-1800).

Data File: State Library Agencies Survey: Fiscal Year 1997

The State Library Agencies (STLA) Survey is conducted annually by NCES as a cooperative effort with the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) and the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). The STLA Survey provides state and federal policymakers, researchers, and other interested users with descriptive information about state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The STLA Survey for fiscal year 1997 collected data on 506 items, including governance, income, operating expenditures, financial assistance to libraries, services to libraries and systems, electronic information networks, staff, public service hours, service outlets, service and development transactions, collections, and allied operations.

The STLA Survey file consists of three tables in Microsoft Access format. This database file and related documentation are available on diskette as well as on the NCES Web Site.

For questions about this data product, contact P. Elaine Kroe (Patricia.Kroe@ed.gov).