Empirical Evaluation of Social, Psychological, & Educational Construct Variables Used in NCES Surveys

Title:	Empirical Evaluation of Social, Psychological, & Educational Construct Variables Used in NCES Surveys
Description:	This study provide an analysis and evaluation of composite variables in National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) and School and Staffing Survey(SASS). The study has provided ways of understanding the contributions made by individual survey items through an appraisal of the contributions they make to composite measures of which they are a part. It also shown how composite variables may provide more reliable measures of the concepts of interest than do individual survey items, and how they may permit the more effective summerization and communication of survey results.
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Cover Date:	March 1995
Web Release:	March 31, 1995
Print Release:	March 31, 1995
Publication #:	NCES 9514 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Boris Freidlin and Sameena Salvucci
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:	National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
Keywords:	Climate of Schools
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