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The National Picture: More Students Are Now Prepared for College But Gains in Other Areas Are Slight
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The National Picture is part of the Policy Alert publication series that summarizes important policy findings affecting the future of higher education. This issue represents a shorter version of the National Center report Measuring Up 2002.
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Technical Guide
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Documenting Methodology, Indicators and Data Sources for Measuring Up 2002
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Measuring Up 2002 Data
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The following spreadsheets contain all of the information that was used to
create indicators and grades for Measuring Up 2002. Each Excel workbook
contains a grading sheet that has all of the indicators, their weights, and
the calculations made for the final grades. In addition, any calculations
that were made in order to arrive at indicator values are also included in
worksheets within the same workbook. Sources for all data components are
contained in the Technical Guide to Measuring Up 2002.
The National Forum on College-Level Learning is a five state pilot study to collect and evaluate information on college-level learning. States participating in this study are Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. More information can be found at:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mam5mc/nationalforum.html
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