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- Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL)
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- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998‑99 (ECLS‑K)
- Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS‑K:2011)
- Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS 2002)
- Quick Response Information System (FRSS/PEQIS)
- Fast Response Survey System (FRSS)
- Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS)
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- High School and Beyond (HS&B) Longitudinal Study
- High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
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- International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)
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- Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017– 18 (MGLS:2017)
- National Assessment of Adulty Literacy (NAAL)
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- National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS 88)
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- National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1982 (NLS 72)
- National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
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- Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
- Progress In International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
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Quick Response Information System: Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS)
1. OVERVIEW
| POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION QUICK INFORMATION SYSTEM (PEQIS): |
The Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) was established in 1991 to quickly collect limited amounts of policy-relevant information from a nationally representative sample of postsecondary institutions or a census of state higher education agencies. Policy analysts, program planners, and decisionmakers in postsecondary education frequently need data on emerging issues quickly. It is not always feasible for NCES to use its large, recurring surveys to provide such data quickly, due to the length of time required to implement large-scale data collection efforts. In addition to obtaining information on emerging issues quickly, PEQIS surveys are used to assess the feasibility of developing large-scale data collection efforts on a given topic or to supplement other NCES postsecondary surveys. Surveys are generally limited to three pages of questions, with a response burden of about 30 to 45 minutes per respondent. To date, 19 PEQIS surveys have been completed, covering such diverse issues as services and support programs for military service members and veterans, dual enrollment programs for high school students, educational technology in teacher education programs, occupational programs, distance learning, precollegiate programs for disadvantaged students, remedial education, campus crime and security, services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and students with disabilities.
Purpose
Policy analysts, program planners, and decision makers in postsecondary education frequently need data on emerging issues quickly. It is not always feasible for NCES to use its large, recurring surveys to provide such data quickly due to the length of time required to implement large-scale data collection efforts. NCES has established PEQIS to collect timely data on focused issues needed for program planning and policy development with a minimum burden on respondents.
Components
Surveys are generally limited to three pages of questions, with a response burden of 30 to 45 minutes per respondent. Most PEQIS institutional surveys use a previously recruited, nationally representative panel of institutions.
Periodicity
Most PEQIS surveys are only administered once. Some surveys, like surveys on distance education, have been conducted more than once in the past, but may or may not be conducted again in the future.
Data Availability
Data are available for selected PEQIS collections at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/peqis/downloads.asp.
