ECLS-K Base Year Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. Kindergarten Class of 1998-99

摘要

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) is a multisource, multimethod study that focuses on children's early school experiences beginning with kindergarten. The ECLS-K has been developed under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Westat is conducting this study with assistance provided by the Survey Research Center and the School of Education at the University of Michigan and Educational Testing Services (ETS). The ECLS-K is following a nationally representative cohort of children from kindergarten through fifth grade. A total of 21,260 children throughout the country participated by having a child assessment or parent interview in the fall and/or spring of kindergarten. The children were in kindergarten when sampled. Base year data were collected in the fall of 1998 and spring of 1999. Four waves of data collection are planned beyond kindergarten: fall and spring first grade, and spring third and fifth grades. All data collection will be completed in the spring of 2004 when most of the children will be in fifth grade.