Using National Data Bases in Educational Research

Contents: Preface. T.L. Hilton, Introduction. T.L. Hilton, General Problems in Using Results from Two or More Data Bases. W.B. Schrader, T.L. Hilton, Pooling Questionnaire and Test Data from Three National Surveys: An Example Involving Project TALENT, the Coleman Study, and NLS. A.E. Beaton, T.L. Hilton, W.B. Schrader, Equating Test Results from Two National Surveys: A Study of the SAT Score Decline. T.L. Hilton, W.B. Schrader, A.E. Beaton, Merging Data from Three Data Bases with Common Members: An Example Involving SAT Scores, ASVAB Scores, and HS&B Data. T.L. Hilton, Pooling Results from Two National Surveys: A Study of National Trends in Spatial-Visual Ability. S.S. Swinton, Estimating Ability in the College-Bound Population from a Self-Selected Sample. S. Urahn, Aggregating Data from Two Testings of the Same Cohort: Do NAEP Means Predict Later SAT Means for the Same Cohort of Students? T.L. Hilton, Pooling Results from Two Cohorts Taking Similar Tests, Part I: Dimensions of Similarity. D.A. Rock, Pooling Results from Two Cohorts Taking Similar Tests, Part II: Factor Structure and IRT Equating. T.L. Hilton, J. Pollack, Estimating Change in Enrollments from Two National Surveys Eight Years Apart. T.L. Hilton, Merging Data from Two Data Bases Without Common Members -- A Proposal. V.E. Lee, Pooling Data from Two Longitudinal Cohorts: Some Problems and Solutions. W.W. Turnbull, Drawing Educational Implications from Multiple Data Bases. T.L. Hilton, Summary and Conclusions. Appendix: Description and Directions for Obtaining Copies of Selected National Data Bases.