BASIC STATISTICAL TOOLS

IN EDUCATIONAL

PLANNING

KINDS OF DATA NEEDED IN EDUCATIONAL

PLANNING

COLLECTION OF STATISTICAL DATA

DATA PROCESSING, STORAGE, AND

RETRIEVAL

Prepared by: Cheryl M. Asia

BASIC STATISTICAL TOOLS IN

EDUCATIONAL PLANNING

The Department of Education Planning Division States the main purpose of educational statistics maybe summarized as follows:

To forecast the demand for education of different kinds and to

estimate the future stock of students in different educational sectors

in order to ensure the adequate educational resources- teachers,

buildings, equipment-are available at the right time

To forecast the future outflow of individuals with different kinds of

education

To estimate the future costs for educational system

To give data useful for educational research

To give information for the current administration of educational

sector

To give a broad description of the educational sector for the general

public.

KINDS OF DATA NEEDED IN EDUCATIONAL PLANNING

A. Types of data required for

different purposes

Stock data – describe the

situation of educational system at

a given point of time, in terms of

total number of schools, teachers,

and students for each type of

level of education.

Flow data – describe the internal

dynamics of the educational

B. Educational statistics can be

controlled on an individualized or an

aggregate basis

Individualized data- provide

information about each individual or

student or teacher in a considerably

detailed basis.

Aggregated data- provide information

on students and teachers distributed

by sex, age, subject areas, etc.

C. Background information which are of vital interest to the educational planner are those related tto the development of the population and the economy of the country and those which express needs for education.Demographic data- the basic population data used are the previous and projected single-year, sex-age groups of the school age population (approximately 5-20 years).Manpower data- educational planning is closely interrelated with manpower planning.

Manpower data that are needed in educational

planning include:

Economically active population distributed by the

economic sector and educational attainment by

age, sex, and occupation.

Information on non-active population by age, sex,

and educational attainment.

Economic data- as to the economic

data needed, the gross national

product (GNP) or the gross national

income should provide basic

information.

D. Educational Statistics

The proper classification of data in presenting statistics on schools, classes, students, and teachers maybe as follows:

By authority which is responsible for schools

By level and school cycle

Distinctions among different levels of education

Elementary (primary and intermediate)- by school cycle that maybe presented by the grade or year.

Secondary level- between academic or general, vocational, technical, etc.

Class and students- make further supervisions on mathematics, communication arts, social sciences, etc.

Tertiary level- students are divided by line of study.

Data on Student- the most

essential source of information in

educational planning is that concerns

the students.

Data on Teachers- as teachers

salaries contribute the largest item in

the educational budget, a proper

planning of the future demand for

teachers and their utilization is

essential.

COLLECTION OF STATISTICAL DATA

Basic statistical data for educational planning can be obtained in six ways, all which can be utilized by well-organized program of educational statistics per DECS, are as follows:

Regular censuses of students, teachers, graduates etc. in all educational institutions

Regular sample surveys of students, teachers, etc. in all schools or a sample of them

Ad hoc surveys at irregular intervals

Population censuses

Sample surveys drawn from population censuses

Routine reporting of data obtained as by-product of educational administration.

DATA PROCESSING, STORAGE AND

RETRIEVAL

The needs in educational statistics are related to the development of the educational planning machinery. Where planning has reached a sophisticated level, the demands are even greater as to the amount of information.

Methods of processing, storage, and retrieval of data:

Input system- transfers the original data to form which is suitable for processing

Arithmetic unit- consists of desk calculators, punched-card operated machines or computers

Thank you….