Postsecondary Transcript Analysis Using the BPS:04/09 and B&B:08, Including an Overview of NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Postsecondary Surveys

Session Submission Type: Professional Development Course

Abstract

In 2009, NCES completed an ambitious data collection of postsecondary education transcripts as a component in the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) and the Baccalaureate and Beyond Study (B&B:08/09). The purpose of this training is to provide researchers with the information required to conduct their own analysis using transcript data. The training is designed to reduce the learning curve in attempting to analyze voluminous and complex transcript data. Following the session, users will learn about:
-NCES postsecondary sample surveys,
-Components of the transcript study,
-Problems associated with analyzing data with complex survey designs,
-Conducting a basic analysis using variance correction procedures, and
-Creating basic tables, regressions, and logistic regression using NCES’s online PowerStats application.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development and Training Committee

Directors

• Alexandria Walton Radford, MPR Associates, Inc.

• Sean Anthony Simone, National Center for Education Statistics