January 1999

 

  SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY LONGITUDINAL STUDY (SEELS)
   
  REVISED TIMELINE AND DATA COLLECTION, SAMPLE,
AND ANALYSIS PLANS
   
 
   
   
   
  SRI Project 3421

 

Contents

 		 
1. Introduction 1-1
   
2. SEELS Timeline 2-1
   
3. Data Collection 3-1

Data Collection Components

3-1

Parent Telephone Interview

3-1

Direct Student Assessment

 3-3

Student Interview

3-3

Language Arts Teacher Survey

3-4

School Program Survey and Records Request

3-4

School Background Survey

3-5

In-Person Parent Interviews for the Optional Nonresponse Study

3-5

Content of Data Collection Instruments

3-5

Obtaining Parental Consent

3-11

Identifying Schools for School-Level Data Collection

 3-11
   
4. Sample Design 4-1

Sample Parameters

 4-1

General Sampling Approach

4-2

Student Sample Size

4-2

The LEA Sample

4-2

LEA Sample Size

4-6

Defining the Universe of LEAs

4-6

Creating a Sampling Frame

 4-7

Stratification

 4-8

The Stratified Universe

4-11

LEA Sample Characteristics

 4-12

Weighting

4-12

Student Sample Selection Procedures

4-13

Schedule of Activities Related to LEA and Student Sample Selection

 4-15

Minimizing Sample Attrition

4-15
   
5. SEELS Data Analysis and Dissemination 5-1

Data Analysis Strategy

 5-2

Alternative Dissemination Approaches

 5-5
   
   

 
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