Data Data file

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade Full Sample Public-Use Data and Documentation

NCES
Data Owner(s):
Chris Chapman
Data access:
Public-use data
Release date:
Last updated: 07/17/2019
July 2009
Data classifications:
Longitudinal data, Sample data
Data source:
Access the data source, Access the data source
Data weighted:
Yes
Data part of a series:
Yes
Year:
1998-1999
Survey areas:
ECLS - Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
Publication number:
NCES 2009005

Summary

The release includes the public-use data and data documentation for the kindergarten, first, third, fifth, and eighth grade data collections for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K). The related DVD contains the same information as the on-line materials along with an electronic code book (ECB) to facilitate navigating the data.

There is an error in the data set contained in Childk8p.zip, Childk8p.z01, Childk8p.z02, Childk8p.z03, Childk8p.z04, Childk8p.z05. Corrected theta scores for all cases across all years of the study can be accessed here.

There is an errata in the household roster data on this file. Please see the errata sheet here.

Online Availability

Tags

Academic Achievement, Mathematics

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