User's Manual for the MGLS:2017 Data File, Restricted-Use Version
NCES
Author(s):
Lennon, J., Herget, D., Kline, T., Wilson, D., Rogers, J., Ingold-Smith, M., Honeycutt, L, Parish, E., Brown, D., Kinney, S., Black, S., McLean, M., Atkins-Burnett, S., Waits, T., and Grim, C.A.
Publication date:
August 2023
Publication number:
NCES 2023013
Summary
This manual provides guidance and documentation for users of the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 (MGLS:2017) restricted-use school and student data files (NCES 2023-131). An overview of MGLS:2017 is followed by chapters on the study data collection instruments and methods; direct and indirect student assessment data; sample design and weights; response rates; data preparation; data file content, including the composite variables; and the structure of the data file. Appendices include a psychometric report, a guide to scales, field test reports, and school and student file variable listings.
