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Summary information

Study title

Scottish Scholastic Survey, 1953

Creator

Scottish Council for Research in Education

Study number / PID

53001 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-53001-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The aim of this survey was to assess the standard of education in Scottish primary schools through examination of test results and other variables.
Main Topics:

Variables
Data comprise results of written tests (one paper in each of: mechanical arithmetic, arithmetic reasoning, English usage and English comprehension). Copies of these tests are available in the publication cited below (pp. 28 - 56). Background information on the pupils includes: date of birth; sex; whether handicapped; whether left-handed.
Information on the school includes region; type of local area; school's transfer arrangements; average size of class; number of full-time primary teachers (excluding visiting teachers); number of pupils on primary roll at 31st March, 1953.
In addition, a random sample indicator is given (pupils born on the first of each month from August, 1942 - June, 1943).

Topics

Compulsory and pre-school education

Keywords

AGEARITHMETICCLASS SIZECOMMUNITIESEDUCATIONAL TESTSENGLISH (LANGUAGE)GENDERLATERALITYPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLSREADING SKILLSSCHOOL SIZE
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/05/1953

Country

Scotland

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study
a follow-up survey was conducted in 1963 (held at the Archive under SN:63001)

Analysis unit

Individuals
National
Educational test data
Pupils
Schools

Universe

Pupils born between 1st July 1942 and 30th June 1943 available in schools in Scotland (except Dumfrieshire) on testing date

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Educational measurements
Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1976

Terms of data access

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Related publications

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