Procedures Guide for Transcript Studies

Title:	Procedures Guide for Transcript Studies
Description:	NCES has collected high school transcript data since 1982. This report sets forth a set of standard procedures for conducting analyses with these data. It provides information that should lead to standardized practices and an understanding of the decisions that are made when analyzing these data. A companion paper, The 1998 Revision of the Secondary School Taxonomy, concerns the framework used for aggregating individual course offerings when analyzing transcript data.
Online Availability:	Download, view, and print the report in a pdf file. (96KB)
Cover Date:	March 1999
Web Release:	May 11, 1999
Print Release:	March 14, 1999
Publication #:	NCES 199905 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Martha Naomi Alt and Denise Bradby
Type of Product:	Working Paper
	Working Papers provide preliminary analysis of substantive, technical, and methodological issues. They are works in progress that are presented to promote the sharing of valuable work experience and knowledge. These papers have not undergone a rigorous review for consistency with NCES standards.
Survey/Program Areas:	High School and Beyond (HS&B) High School Transcript Studies (HST) National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88)
Keywords:	Coursetaking/Transcripts Vocational Education
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Working Paper, please contact: Elise Christopher.