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ScotXed Co-ordinator assistance with Scottish Government Sample Surveys Alan Ferrier Analytical Services Unit (Learning) Scottish Government. Scottish Survey of Literacy & Numeracy (SSLN). THANK YOU!. SSLN Tasks.
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ScotXed Co-ordinator assistance with Scottish Government Sample Surveys Alan Ferrier Analytical Services Unit (Learning) Scottish Government
SSLN Tasks • Pupil sample – matched names for six pupils per primary and 13 per secondary and sent to schools. • Teacher sample – matched names for ten teachers per secondary and sent to schools. • Handling Queries - Responded to many school queries.
SSLN next time… • Annual task - but schools should become more familiar with procedure. • Feedback - Any suggestions for making it easier next time?
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) • Participation - 110 secondaries across Scotland • Task - Generate list of pupils for selected schools, upload to website • Timing - January 2012 (plus stragglers in February)
PISA Task (Part 1) • Create dataset of all pupils in S3, S4 and S5, plus any pupils born in 1995 who may be in other year groups. • Dataset contains first and last name, gender, date of birth, and year group • Ideally an Excel file, but the Portal will also accept the following formats: CSV, DAT, XLS, DOC, XML, RTF or PDF.
PISA Task (Parts 2 & 3) 2. Go to NFER portal 3. Enter login details that you will have been sent NFER number: «NFER_No» Project number: «Sample_No» Password: «LAPassword»
PISA Task (Part 4) 4. Upload files
Contact Details SSLN Name: Alan Ferrier Email: alan.ferrier@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Phone: 0131 244 0893 PISA Name: Mal Cooke Email: mal.cooke@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Phone: 0131 244 1689