EdQual Policy Brief No. 11. Longitudinal datasets in education.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2011
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Education
Authors:
Thomas, S., Massoud Salim

Abstract

Longitudinal datasets that match individual students’ assessment data from two or more points in time allow schools and governments to analyse the extent to which they have effectively raised pupil achievement. By taking students’ prior attainment into account they provide ‘value added’ measures.

Citation

Thomas, S.; Massoud SalimEdQual Policy Brief No. 11. Longitudinal datasets in education. EdQual, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK (2011) 4 pp.

EdQual Policy Brief No. 11. Longitudinal datasets in education.

Published 1 January 2011
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