Dataset Documentation

04-05 LSC Principal Questionnaire (Short Version)

Variables in file (74):
  1. PROJECT
  2. LSCID
  3. LITHO
  4. Q1A
  5. Q1B
  6. Q1C
  7. Q2
  8. Q3_K
  9. Q3_1
  10. Q3_2
  11. Q3_3
  12. Q3_4
  13. Q3_5
  14. Q3_6
  15. Q3_7
  16. Q3_8
  17. Q3_9
  18. Q3_10
  19. Q3_11
  20. Q3_12
  21. Q4A
  22. Q4B
  23. Q4C
  24. Q4D
  25. Q5A
  26. Q5B
  27. Q6A
  28. Q6B
  29. Q7A
  30. Q7B
  31. dist
  32. dnum
  33. sch
  34. snum
  35. numst05
  36. ntvam05
  37. asian05
  38. black05
  39. hisp05
  40. ntvhaw05
  41. white05
  42. other05
  43. ethsum05
  44. lep05
  45. frl05
  46. elg05
  47. cohort
  48. prjsubj
  49. qtype
  50. excpt
  51. badid
  52. hrisamp
  53. science
  54. math
  55. bschsubj
  56. test1
  57. grdk12
  58. grd68
  59. grdk5
  60. grdk8
  61. grd612
  62. idmiss
  63. dup
  64. valid
  65. miss
  66. pctmiss
  67. misflag
  68. grade
  69. flpctmis
  70. flidmis
  71. fliddup
  72. flidbad
  73. flexcpt
  74. flused

PROJECT

HRI Project Number

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

LSCID

LSC ID Number

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

LITHO

Litho Page Number

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Q1A

Q1a Including this year, how many years have you been: a principal?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6-10
7 11-15
8 16-20
9 21-25
10 More than 25

Q1B

Q1b Including this year, how many years have you been: the principal at this school?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6-10
7 11-15
8 16-20
9 21-25
10 More than 25

Q1C

Q1c Including this year, how many years have you been: a principal in this school district?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6-10
7 11-15
8 16-20
9 21-25
10 More than 25

Q2

Q2 In what type of community is this school located?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 Rural
2 Town or Small City
3 Suburban
4 Urban

Q3_K

Q3 Grade K: This school includes the following grades: K

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_1

Q3 Grade 1: This school includes the following grades: 1

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_2

Q3 Grade 2: This school includes the following grades: 2

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_3

Q3 Grade 3: This school includes the following grades: 3

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_4

Q3 Grade 4: This school includes the following grades: 4

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_5

Q3 Grade 5: This school includes the following grades: 5

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_6

Q3 Grade 6: This school includes the following grades: 6

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_7

Q3 Grade 7: This school includes the following grades: 7

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_8

Q3 Grade 8: This school includes the following grades: 8

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_9

Q3 Grade 9: This school includes the following grades: 9

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_10

Q3 Grade 10: This school includes the following grades: 10

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_11

Q3 Grade 11: This school includes the following grades: 11

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q3_12

Q3 Grade 12: This school includes the following grades: 12

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

Q4A

Q4a Are you familiar with the LSC project in your district?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 [1 of 5] Not at all
2 [2 of 5]
3 [3 of 5]
4 [4 of 5]
5 [5 of 5] To a great extent
6 NA or Don't Know

Q4B

Q4b Have you been involved in LSC project activities?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 [1 of 5] Not at all
2 [2 of 5]
3 [3 of 5]
4 [4 of 5]
5 [5 of 5] To a great extent
6 NA or Don't Know

Q4C

Q4c Have parents voiced support for the LSC approach in the classroom?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 [1 of 5] Not at all
2 [2 of 5]
3 [3 of 5]
4 [4 of 5]
5 [5 of 5] To a great extent
6 NA or Don't Know

Q4D

Q4d Have parents voiced opposition to the LSC approach in the classroom?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 [1 of 5] Not at all
2 [2 of 5]
3 [3 of 5]
4 [4 of 5]
5 [5 of 5] To a great extent
6 NA or Don't Know

Q5A

Q5a Have been involved in LSC professional development activities?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 0%
2 10%
3 20%
4 30%
5 40%
6 50%
7 60%
8 70%
9 80%
10 90%
11 100%

Q5B

Q5b Are implementing at least some of the LSC-designated instructional materials?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 0%
2 10%
3 20%
4 30%
5 40%
6 50%
7 60%
8 70%
9 80%
10 90%
11 100%

Q6A

Q6a How would you describe your school's progress in moving toward excellence in mathematics and science education?: Mathematics program

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 [1 of 7] Quite far from ideal
2 [2 of 7]
3 [3 of 7] Beginning to improve
4 [4 of 7]
5 [5 of 7] Well along in improving
6 [6 of 7]
7 [7 of 7] Approaching ideal

Q6B

Q6b How would you describe your school's progress in moving toward excellence in mathematics and science education?: Science program

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 [1 of 7] Quite far from ideal
2 [2 of 7]
3 [3 of 7] Beginning to improve
4 [4 of 7]
5 [5 of 7] Well along in improving
6 [6 of 7]
7 [7 of 7] Approaching ideal

Q7A

Q7a Compared to 5 years ago, which best describes the achievement of students in this school?: Mathematics

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 Much worse
2 Somewhat worse
3 About the same
4 Somewhat improved
5 Much improved

Q7B

Q7b Compared to 5 years ago, which best describes the achievement of students in this school?: Science

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 Much worse
2 Somewhat worse
3 About the same
4 Somewhat improved
5 Much improved

dist

District Name

Format:String (SPSS)

dnum

District Number

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

sch

School Name

Format:String (SPSS)

snum

School Number

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

numst05

04-05 Total number of students in the school

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

ntvam05

04-05 Approximately what percentage of the students attending this school are: American Indian or Alaskan Native?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

asian05

04-05 Approximately what percentage of the students attending this school are: Asian?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

black05

04-05 Approximately what percentage of the students attending this school are: Black or African-American?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

hisp05

04-05 Approximately what percentage of the students attending this school are: Hispanic or Latino

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

ntvhaw05

04-05 Approximately what percentage of the students attending this school are: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

white05

04-05 Approximately what percentage of the students attending this school are: White

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

other05

04-05 Approximately what percentage of the students attending this school are: Other

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

ethsum05

04-05 Sum of ethnicity percentages

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

lep05

04-05 What is the estimated percentage of students in this school with limited English proficiency?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

frl05

04-05 What percentage of the students in this school are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches that are paid for with public funds?

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

elg05

04-05 Principal Eligibility

Format:String (SPSS)

cohort

Project's Cohort

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

prjsubj

Project's Subject

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 K-8 Science
2 K-8 Math
3 K-8 Math/Science
4 6-12 Math
5 K-12 Math
6 6-12 Science
7 K-12 Science

qtype

Questionnaire Type as assigned in the cleaning code

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 TQ: K-8 Sci
2 TQ: K-8 Mth
4 TQ: 6-12 Mth
5 PQ: Long
6 TQ: 6-12 Sci
7 PQ: Short

excpt

Exception Case

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

badid

Invalid LSCID

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

hrisamp

From HRI sample

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

science

Project's Targeted Subject: Science

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

math

Project's Targeted Subject: Mathematics

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

bschsubj

School Subject (TQ subject number appropriate for that school's grade levels

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 K-8 Sci
2 K-8 Math
3 K-8 Math/Sci
4 6-12 Math
6 6-12 Sci

test1

Random number for assigning bschsubj to K-12 schools in K-12 projects

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

grdk12

School contains grades K-12

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

grd68

School contains only grades 6-8

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

grdk5

School contains only grades K-5

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

grdk8

School contains grades K-5 and 6-8, but not grades 9-12

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

grd612

School contains grades 6-8 and 9-12, but not grades K-5

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

idmiss

LSCID missing

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

dup

Duplicate LSCID

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

valid

Cases with valid LSCIDs and majority of data

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

miss

Total number of questionnaire items that are missing

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

pctmiss

Percent Missing

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

misflag

Greater than 50% of the questionnaire was not filled out

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 No
1 Yes

grade

Q3 Grade Range

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
1 K-5 only
2 6-8 only
3 9-12 only
4 Combination of grade ranges (K-12)

flpctmis

misflag=1 (FILTER)

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 Not Selected
1 Selected

flidmis

misflag=0 and idmiss=1 (FILTER)

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 Not Selected
1 Selected

fliddup

misflag and idmiss=0 and dup=1 (FILTER)

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 Not Selected
1 Selected

flidbad

misflag=0 and idmiss=0 and dup=0 and badid=1 (FILTER)

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 Not Selected
1 Selected

flexcpt

Other In-Valid (FILTER)

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 Not Selected
1 Selected

flused

valid=1 AND hrisamp=1 (FILTER)

Format:Numeric (SPSS)

Value Label
0 Not Selected
1 Selected