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Harmon, Timothy – Postsecondary Value Commission, 2021
The Postsecondary Value Commission, in its exploration of return on investment and value of a higher education, desired to better understand the current state of earnings data for states and institutions so that they could effectively measure and understand post-college employment and earnings. To that end, this brief includes a review of research…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Higher Education, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities
Bernstein, Lawrence – 1990
Educational research on the factors of student achievement has been limited by its failure to consider the multilevel or hierarchical nature of most data. This study used a nonexperimental regression-based procedure, hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), to empirically develop a predictive model of fifth-grade achievement in reading and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Danzig, Arnold B. – 1990
The usefulness of state-by-state comparisons and other educational indicators is discussed in this paper, which seeks to improve report writing and data presentation skills. The first part offers an example of a policy report that uses key education indicators to describe the Arizona education system. Tables and data interpretation describe the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Educational Indicators
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1976
In this report data obtained from the 1975-76 Delaware Educational Assessment Program is aggregated to the state level. Results are presented in two sections: (1) the status report section, and (2) the needs assessment section. The status report section presents state achievement outcomes and state norms at school and district levels for resource…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment
Pitter, Gita Wijesinghe; And Others – 1996
In the context of an increased emphasis on accountability in higher education and time taken to earn a baccalaureate degree, the Board of Regents of the State University System of Florida conducted a national survey of 75 public universities concerning the minimum credit hours required for the baccalaureate degree for various disciplines. The…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Data Analysis
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1996
This report on higher education in 15 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) states provides state and regional data in a policy context. The document is structured around a set of indicators that provide trend or relative state data for: population projections; adult educational attainment level; expected number of high school…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment, Educational Demand