Scottish Scholastic Survey, 1953

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The aim of this survey was to assess the standard of education in Scottish primary schools through examination of test results and other variables.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br>
Data comprise results of written tests (one paper in each of: mechanical arithmetic, arithmetic reasoning, English usage and English comprehension). Copies of these tests are available in the publication cited below (pp. 28 - 56). Background information on the pupils includes: date of birth; sex; whether handicapped; whether left-handed.<br>
Information on the school includes region; type of local area; school's transfer arrangements; average size of class; number of full-time primary teachers (excluding visiting teachers); number of pupils on primary roll at 31st March, 1953.<br>
In addition, a random sample indicator is given (pupils born on the first of each month from August, 1942 - June, 1943).