NELS:88 First Follow-Up Student Component Data

National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988: First Follow-Up: Student Component Data File User's Manual, Volume I. This dataset likely contains student-level survey and assessment data from the first follow-up of the NELS:88 study. The manual was authored by Steven J. Ingels.

Use Cases

• Model student academic progression over time (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyze factors influencing educational attainment (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Benchmark predictive models for student performance (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on paperswithcode
• Part of a major national longitudinal study (NELS:88)

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• License is listed as 'closed', which may restrict usage

Provenance

Source

Steven J. Ingels

Collection Method

Likely a national longitudinal survey.

Time Range

1988 and its first follow-up period.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified

Geography

United States (inferred from 'National' in title).