Description
The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), is part of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program; program data is available since 1998-99 at https://nces.ed.gov/ecls/dataproducts.asp. ECLS-K (https://nces.ed.gov/ecls/kindergarten.asp) is a longitudinal study that collected information about children's early learning and development, transition into kindergarten, and progress through school. A nationally representative sample of kindergartners in the 1998-99 school year was selected and followed over time. The study was conducted using direct assessments of children in their schools, telephone interviews with parents, and self-administered questionnaires for teachers and school administrator. Key information available in ECLS-K includes information on children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development, children's home environment, home educational activities, school environment, classroom environment, classroom curriculum, teacher qualifications, and before- and after-school care.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childk8p.zip | Zipped DAT | Longitudinal Kindergarten-Eighth Grade child catalog data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, as a zipped binary data file | Open resource |
| SCHOOL.zip | Zipped DAT | Base-year school catalog data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, as a zipped binary data file | Open resource |
| teacher.zip | Zipped DAT | Base-year teacher catalog data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, as a zipped binary data file | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Restricted-Use Base Year: Child File, Teacher File, and School File | Text | Base-year restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Base Year Restricted-Use Salary and Benefits File | Text | Base-year salary and benefits restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Base Year Restricted-Use: Special Education Child File | Text | Base-year special education restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Base Year Restricted-Use Student Record Abstract File | Text | Base-year student record abstract restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Base Year Restricted-Use Head Start File | Text | Head start restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K First Grade Restricted-Use Child File | Text | First-grade restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Third Grade Restricted-Use Child File | Text | Third-grade restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Fifth Grade Restricted-Use Data File and Electronic Codebook | Text | Fifth-grade restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| ECLS-K Eighth Grade Restricted-Use Data File and Electronic Codebook | Text | Eighth-grade restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |
| Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade Parent and Teacher Social Rating Scale (SRS) Items and Restricted-Use Data Files | Text | Longitudinal Kindergarten-Fifth Grade parent and teacher Social Rating Scale restricted-use data file for the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 | Open resource |