Variables included in the Dataset:
K-12
- Demographics
- School
- District
- Attendance/Dropout
- Grades/GPA
- Courses
- Test scores
- ACT/SAT
- Disciplinary action
- Teacher info (salaries, etc.)
Higher Education
- Demographics
- Type of college
- Enrollment
- Courses
- Major
- Grades
- Tuition/Scholarships
Workforce
- Demographics
- Salary
- Industry
Link: http://ridatahub.org/dictionary/indicator-search/?text=&data_sources=cross
Date Inventory Completed: 6/4/15
Screening
- Is there data available for 2013?
- Can we access the data by August 15th?
Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? Maybe
Explanation: The data request must be approved by a Data Governance Board and only those study topics that interest the board are approved. The data can be linked from K-12 to higher ed, but they only provide this information at the school-level to outside researchers.
Full Inventory
Purpose
- What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?
To inform Rhode Island officials about a wealth of education data relating to the state.
- Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)
Citizens, researchers, educators
Description
- What is the general topic of the data?
- K-12 Student Information
- Higher Education Student Information
- Workforce Information
- Longitudinal Education Information (includes K-12, Higher Ed, and/or Workforce)
- What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?
2008-2014
- How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?
Approximately one year
Method
- What is the data collection method (portal, other)?
Online portal
- What is the raw source of the collected data (teacher, superintendent)?
Unknown
Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)
- What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?
K-12 public school students
Stability/Coherence
- Note any changes to the universe of data being captured (e.g., including private schools).
Unknown
- Note any changes to the data capture method or sources of data.
Unknown
Metadata
- Is there a description of each variable in the source along with their valid values?
Yes
- Are there unique IDs for unique elements that can be used for linking data?
Yes
- Can K-12 be linked to higher ed or higher ed to workforce?
Yes, however, this data is only available at the school-level through datahub. They do not make student-level linked data available to researchers.
- Links to codebooks:
https://www.eride.ri.gov/eRide40/DataDictionary/Default.aspx
Accuracy
- Any known sources of error?
Unknown
- Describe any quality control checks performed by the state (or data manager).
The Office of Data, Analysis and Research assesses the quality of the K-12 data.
Accessibility
- How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?
Can be downloaded in a csv file: http://www.eride.ri.gov/FileExchange/FredPublic.aspx
- How is the student-level data accessed?
Researchers must submit a formal proposal of the study (to Michael Ferry michael.ferry@ride.ri.gov) which then goes before the Data Governance Board which meets every other week. The study is most likely to receive approval if the board has an interest in the topic of the study.
- Note if IRB is needed or any other restrictions on accessing data.
No
- Any records or fields collected, but not included in data source?
Unknown
- Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment?
Unknown
Privacy and security
- Note any confidentiality policies or legal limitations other than FERPA:
Unknown
- What do they consider personally identifiable information?
Unknown
Research
- What research has been done with this dataset?
Linking absenteeism to college performance, college to career landscape, substance abuse prevention in schools, among others
- Research links:
http://ridatahub.org/datastories/
Describe any other notes you have or any gaps/concerns you see with this dataset: