Useful Statistics: How to Not get Tricked by Numbers

Robinson, Viviane M J

<b>NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list prices</b><br /><br /><br /> The <i>Digest's</i> primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons.<br /><br /> The <i>Digest</i> contains seven chapters: All Levels of Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities, Outcomes of Education, International Comparisons of Education, and Libraries and Educational Technology. Preceding these chapters is an Introduction that provides a brief overview of current trends in American education, which supplements the tabular materials in chapters 1 through 7. The <i>Digest</i> concludes with three appendixes. The first appendix, Guide to Sources, provides a brief synopsis of the surveys used to generate the <i>Digest</i> tables; the second, Definitions, is included to help readers understand terms used in the Digest; and the third, Index of Table Numbers, allows readers to quickly locate tables on specific topics.<br /><br /> In addition to updating many of the statistics that have appeared in previous years, this edition contains new material, including<br /> - number and percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (table 42);<br /> - percentage distribution of children at about 2 and 4 years of age, by type of child care arrangement and selected child and family characteristics (table 46);<br /> - percentage distribution of quality ratings of child care arrangements of children at about 4 years of age, by type of arrangement and selected child and family characteristics (table 47);<br /> - children's specific language, literacy, mathematics, color knowledge, and fine motor skills at about 4 years of age, by age of child and selected characteristics (table 114);<br /> - average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders, by selected student and school characteristics (table 123);<br /> - average NAEP writing scale score and percentage of students attaining NAEP writing achievement levels, by selected student characteristics and grade level (table 125);<br /> - average NAEP mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders, by selected student and school characteristics (table 136);<br /> - average NAEP mathematics scale score of 8th-graders and percentage reporting various attitudes toward mathematics work, by frequency of attitude and selected student and school characteristics (table 137);<br /> - average NAEP science scale score of 12th-graders and percentage reporting various attitudes toward science, by selected student and school characteristics (table 140);<br /> - percentage of elementary and secondary school students who do homework outside of school, whose parents check that homework is done, and whose parents help with homework, by frequency and selected student and school characteristics (table 156);<br /> - total full-year enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution and state or jurisdiction (table 222);<br /> - degrees in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Russian conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree (table 309);<br /> - full-time, first-time degree/certificate seeking undergraduate students enrolled in degree-granting institutions, by participation and average amount awarded in financial aid programs, and type and control of institution (table 336); and<br /> - percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting substance abuse during the past 30 days and the past year, by drug used and selected characteristics (table 396).<br /><br /><br /> School administrators to registrars at academic undergraduate and graduate institutions, K-12 teachers, academic professors, parents, students, and others in the American Education system may be interested in this statistical reference. A must for all libraries-- K-12, special, public, and academic.<br /><br /> Related products: <br /><b>Educational Statistics collection </b>can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/education-libraries/educational-statistics<br /><br /><b>Education & LIbraries resources collection</b> can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/education-libraries<br /><br /><br />

<b>NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT-- OVERSTOCK SALE-- Significantly reduced list price </b><br /><br /> Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). To qualify for inclusion in the Digest, material must be nationwide in scope and of current interest and value. The publication contains information on a variety of subjects in the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data.<br /><br /> Education and Libraries resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/education-libraries

<p><b>NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE-- Significantly reduced list price </b><br /><br /> The Condition of Education 2010 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 49 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to a special section on high-poverty schools. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. The 2010 print edition includes 49 indicators in five main areas: (1) participation in education; (2) learner outcomes; (3) student effort and educational progress; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education; and (5) the contexts of postsecondary education.<br /><br /><b>Education & Libraries resources collection</b> can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/education-libraries<br /><br /><b>Free educational eBooks -- ESSA -Every Student Succeeeds Act participation</b> --can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/education-libraries/free-educational-ebooks</p>

<p><b>NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE - Significantly reduced list price </b><br /><br /> This publication provides projections for key education statistics. It includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and earned degrees conferred expenditures of degree-granting institutions. For the Nation, the tables, figures, and text contain data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2019. For the 50 States and the District of Columbia, the tables, figures, and text contain data on projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and public high school graduates to the year 2019. In addition, the report includes a methodology section describing models and assumptions used to develop national and state-level projections.<br /><br /><b>Education & Libraries resources collection</b> can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/education-libraries</p>

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