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5. NLTS2 Data Sources: School Surveys, Student Assessments, and Transcripts

5. NLTS2 Data Sources: School Surveys, Student Assessments, and Transcripts. Prerequisites. Recommended modules to complete before viewing this module 1. Introduction to the NLTS2 Training Modules 2. NLTS2 Study Overview 3. NLTS2 Study Design and Sampling. Overview. Data collection sources

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5. NLTS2 Data Sources: School Surveys, Student Assessments, and Transcripts

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  1. 5. NLTS2 Data Sources: School Surveys,Student Assessments, and Transcripts

  2. Prerequisites • Recommended modules to complete before viewing this module • 1. Introduction to the NLTS2 Training Modules • 2. NLTS2 Study Overview • 3. NLTS2 Study Design and Sampling

  3. Overview • Data collection sources • Teacher survey • Student’s school program survey • School characteristics survey • Student assessments • Direct and alternate assessment • Secondary school transcripts • Closing • Important information

  4. Data collection sources • Data collection instruments were designed to collect data from • Parents or guardians • Youth • Schools • Teachers • Reminder • Although there are data about families, communities, teachers, classrooms, and schools, the youth is the unit of analysis.

  5. Teacher survey • Addresses experiences in general education academic classroom • Sent to teacher for student’s first academic class of the day • Includes $5 incentive

  6. Behavior & discipline Accommodations/ modifications Support provision Performance Overall reading level, grades, English proficiency Teacher background Primary role, experience, credentials, education, professional development Teacher survey • General education setting • Subject, grade, instructional personnel, ELL students, overall ability level • Instruction • Time, materials used, goals, activities, techniques, groupings, technology use • Assessment • Formative, summative, approach, use

  7. Student’s school program survey • Looks at student’s program as a whole • Sent to teacher who knows student’s overall program • Includes $5 incentive

  8. State and district tests Accommodations/ modifications Support provision Performance/support Overall reading level, absenteeism, disciplinary actions Parent involvement Student’s school program survey • School program • Grade level, setting by curriculum domain • Transition • Goals, supports provided, student involvement, planning • Special education services • IEP, 504 plans, goals, accommodations, services

  9. School characteristics survey • Looks at the student’s school • Gathers some information about the school’s community • Sent to school principals or administrators

  10. Special education policies/practices Prerefferal, supports to general education, assessment Parent involvement Background Pressure to perform, suspensions School characteristics survey • School and community • Type, grades, size, urban-suburban-rural • Students • Number, ethnicity, special education • Staff • Teachers, aides, related service providers • Programs • Academics, enrichment, health, community, language

  11. Student assessments • 60 minutes • Academics • Self-concept • Self-determination • Produce meaningful data for the range of special education students • National comparisons

  12. Student assessments • Direct assessment • Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Social Studies (WJIII) • Direct assessment versions • Braille, Large-Print, ASL • Alternate assessment • Scale of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R)

  13. Student Assessments • Screening Process • Teacher judgment • Student must… • Have consistent response mode • Be able to work with a stranger • Be able to complete first item on the passage comprehension subtest • If yes to above, eligible for direct assessment. • If no, eligible for alternate assessment

  14. Self-determination scale Items from ARC’s Self Determination Scale (Wehmeyer 2000) Friendships–Social Satisfaction–Dissatisfaction Scale (Asher 1984) Open ended: What is your favorite thing about school? Direct assessment: Subtests • Woodcock-Johnson Research Edition • Synonyms/antonyms • Passage comprehension • Calculation • Applied problems • Social studies • Science • Student Self-Concept Scale (Gresham & Elliott) • Social • Academic

  15. Direct assessment • Notes on Visual Stimuli • Students with visual impairments wereadministered versions of the assessment that did not contain visual stimuli. • The scales were recalibrated to account for the smaller number of items.

  16. Alternate Assessment • Eligibility established by screening questionnaire • Teacher completed indirect assessment • Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R) • Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS)

  17. Time and punctuality Money and value Eating/meal preparation Toileting Dressing Self-care Domestic skills Work/school skills Alternate assessment: Topics • Language comprehension • Language expression • Personal living skills • Community living skills • Broad independence • Gross-motor coordination • Fine-motor coordination • Social interaction • Orientation to home/community

  18. Alternate assessment • Some things to remember • No IEP review • Functioning measured through parent or teacher report, not reviews of tests • No direct measurement of IQ, executive function, or memory

  19. Secondary school transcripts • Secondary school transcripts were collected for students who attended secondary school and had a transcript compiled. • Not all students had a transcript. • Transcripts vary in amount and type of information. • For example, students can attend a grade level for more than one year or may have left secondary school before completing school. • No uniformity in transcript formats from school to school.

  20. School-level data School leaving status Diploma type Summarized data Types of courses taken Grade point average Percentage of time in general or special education Secondary school transcripts • Course-level data • Course type • Course placement (general or special education) • Grade level when attending course • Grade earned if evaluated • Units earned • Course hours

  21. Closing • Topics discussed in this module • Data collection sources • Teacher survey • Student’s school program survey • School characteristics survey • Student assessments • Direct and alternate assessment • Secondary school transcripts • Next module: • 6. Implications for Analysis: Data Content

  22. Important information • NLTS2 website contains reports, data tables, and other project-related information http://nlts2.org/ • Information about obtaining the NLTS2 databaseand documentation can be found on the NCES website http://nces.ed.gov/statprog/rudman/ • General information about restricted data licenses can be found on the NCES website http://nces.ed.gov/statprog/instruct.asp • E-mail address: nlts2@sri.com

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