Nces Handbook Of Survey Methods

NCES Handbook of Survey Methods

NCES Handbook of Survey Methods Second Edition

This handbook contains 30 chapters. Chapters 1 to 27 each focus on one of the 27 major NCES survey programs. The first 27 chapters are organized under the following subject-matter rubrics: Early Childhood Education Survey Chapter 1: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) Elementary and Secondary Education Surveys Chapter 2: Common Core of Data (CCD) Chapter 3: Private School Universe Survey (PSS) Chapter 4: Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Chapter 5: SASS Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) Chapter 6: National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS:72) Chapter 7: High School and Beyond (HS&B) Longitudinal Study Chapter 8: National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) Chapter 9: Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) Library Surveys Chapter 10: SASS School Library Survey (SLS) Chapter 11: Academic Libraries Survey (ALS) Postsecondary and Adult Education Surveys Chapter 12: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Chapter 13: National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF) Chapter 14: National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) Chapter 15: Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study Chapter 16: Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) Longitudinal Study Chapter 17: Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) Educational Assessment Surveys Chapter 18: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Chapter 19: National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) Chapter 20: National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Chapter 21: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Chapter 22: Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Chapter 23: International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) Chapter 24: Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) Chapter 25: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Household Surveys Chapter 26: National Household Education Surveys (NHES) Program Chapter 27: Current Population Survey (CPS)-October Supplement Chapters 28 through 30 cover multiple surveys or survey systems. The format is similar to that for chapters 1 to 27, but is somewhat abbreviated to allow adequate coverage of multiple surveys within each chapter. Small Special-Purpose NCES Surveys Chapter 28: Crime and Safety Surveys: School Crime Supplement (SCS) and School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) Chapter 29: High School Transcript (HST) Studies Chapter 30: Quick Response Information System

NCES Handbook of Survey Methods. NCES 2011-609

Since its inception, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been committed to the practice of documenting its statistical methods for its customers and of seeking to avoid misinterpretation of its published data. The reason for this policy is to assure customers that proper statistical standards and techniques have been observed, to guide them in the appropriate use of information from NCES, and to make them aware of the known limitations of NCES data. This second edition of the "NCES Handbook of Survey Methods" continues this commitment by presenting descriptions of how each survey program in NCES obtains and prepares the data it publishes. This handbook aims to provide users of NCES data with the most current information necessary to evaluate the suitability of the statistics for their needs, with a focus on the methodologies for survey design, data collection, and data processing. It is intended to be used as a companion report to "Programs and Plans of the National Center for Education Statistics," which provides a summary description of the type of data collected by each program at the Center. Appended are: (1) Glossary of Statistical Terms; (2) Ordering NCES Publications and Data Files; (3) Web-based and Standalone Tools for Use with NCES Survey Data; (4) NCES Survey Web Site Addresses; and (5) Index. Individual chapters contain footnotes. (Contains 25 tables.) [For the companion report, "Programs and Plans of the National Center for Education Statistics. 2005 Edition. NCES 2005-113," see ED485373.].