Version 9.0.0
doi:10.5157/NEPS:SC2:9.0.0
The information on this site refers to version 8.0.0. Here you find information on the former versions 8.0.1, 8.0.0, 7.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.1.0, 5.0.0, 4.0.0, 3.0.0, 2.0.0 and 1.0.0
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Summary
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The aim of this study conducted by the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) is to collect longitudinal data on a starting sample of four-year-olds in Kindergarten. Comprehensive theory-based surveys are carried out on children (as target persons), their parents, and educators, as well as heads of the Kindergartens attended, and later on the class teachers and heads of the elementary schools attended. These data will enable us to describe and analyze educational processes, educational trajectories, and the development of competencies.
Key research questions of this study refer to:
- competence development and educational trajectories in this age group,
- the learning environment of Kindergarten, elementary school, and family, as well as learning opportunities in nonformal and informal settings,
- the transition from Kindergarten to elementary school and the associated educational decisions,
- the extent and the importance of social and ethnic disparities in Kindergarten and elementary school and
- early returns to education.
Principal Investigator
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Cordula Artelt, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, Bamberg (Germany)
Citation
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Researchers working with data from the National Educational Panel Study are obliged to indicate the use of the data in their publications by citing the data version (DOI) as follows:
NEPS Network. (2020). National Educational Panel Study, Scientific Use File of Starting Cohort Kindergarten. Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi), Bamberg. https://doi.org/10.5157/NEPS:SC2:9.0.0
In addition, the NEPS study is to be referred to at an appropriate place and the reference article to be listed in the bibliography:
This paper uses data from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS; see Blossfeld & Roßbach, 2019). The NEPS is carried out by the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi, Germany) in cooperation with a nationwide network.
Blossfeld, H.-P. & Roßbach, H.-G. (Eds.). (2019). Education as a lifelong process: The German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). Edition ZfE (2nd ed.). Springer VS.
According to the NEPS data usage contract (§9), an immediate, unsolicited notification regarding every type of publication based on NEPS data is required to be sent to LIfBi via e-mail at fdz@lifbi.de. If possible, a link to or an electronic version of the publication is to be provided as part of this notification.
Availability
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Data and documents are released for academic research. This release is uniquely identified by one DOI. All data sets of this release are available in different languages (English, German), formats (Stata, SPSS), and degrees of anynomization (download, remote access, and on-site).
Documentation
Below you will find detailed additional information regarding the surveys, instruments and data from the Starting Cohort Adults. This documentation refers to the version 9.0.0. In case of questions, simply contact the Research Data Center.
| Data Manual (more) |
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The data manual is intended to assist your work with the Scientific Use Files. The provided document refers to the data version 1.0.0. An updated version will be made available to you in the near future.
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| Release Notes (more) |
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The release notes entail any main changes in comparison to prior versions. Herein, known bugs and possible solutions regarding the most current data version are noted.
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| Study Overview (more) |
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The study documentation provides information at a glance regarding the course of the survey. For each survey, target and context persons are defined as well as case numbers and field time frames.
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| Survey Instruments (more) |
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The survey instruments are made available to you in the form of SUF and field versions. The field versions consist of the originally deployed PAPI questionnaires as well as the programming templates for CATI and CAPI interviews. The SUF versions entail additional information, such as the variable names and labels found in the Scientific Use Files as well as the corresponding scheme options. We recommend the SUF version, when working with the data. The ZIP archive contains all of the documents listed below.
In our Downloadcenter you can also view other survey instruments that don't yet have a published Scientific Use File. In order to access the instruments, logging in to the webstie is required. If you are not registered as a NEPS data user and therefore don't have the necessary login credentials, simply contact the Research Data Center. |
| Information on Competence Tests (more) |
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General overviews and information:
- Competence measures in Starting Cohorts 1 to 6 and variable naming conventions (PDF-en)
- Scaling model and notes on using data from competence tests (PDF-en)
- Linking the data of competence tests across different measurement occasions (PDF-en)
Wave-specific descriptions:
Usually for each domain there is a brief description of the construct with sample items, a description of the data, and of the psychometric properties of the test. In the table you will find each of the documents that can be downloaded. (The ZIP archive contains all of the documents listed below. Therein documents in regard to the competence domains as well as overview documents can be found.)
| Domains |
Constructs, test processes and sample items |
Data, psychometric properties and scaling |
| Domain-overlapping competencies |
| General cognitive basic skills |
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| Domain-specific competencies |
| Lingustic competence German: Auditory understanding (Vocabulary VO and grammar GR) |
W1, W3, Grammar: PDF-en |
W1, W3, W5, Vocabulary: PDF-en |
| Reading competence (RX/RE) |
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W6: PDF-en, W9: PDF-en |
| Mathematical competence (MA) |
PDF-en |
W2: PDF-en, W3: PDF-en, W4: PDF-en, W6: PDF-en, W9: PDF-en |
| Scientific competence (SC) |
PDF-en |
W1: PDF-en, W3: PDF-en, W5: PDF-en, W9: PDF-en |
| Meta-competencies |
| Procedural metacognition (MP) |
PDF-en |
| Declarative metacognition (MD) |
W3: PDF-en, W5: PDF-en |
| ICT Literacy (IC) |
PDF-en |
W5: PDF-en |
| Stage-specific competencies |
| Delayed Gratification (DE) |
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W2 and W6: PDF-de |
| Orthography (OR) |
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W6: PDF-en |
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| Semantic Data Structure File (more) |
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The semantic data structure file does not contain data. It does, however, contain the metadata found in the Scientific Use Files (e.g., variable names,variable labels and scheme options). It is useful for exploring the data structure without needing any actual data. The ZIP-File contains German and English versions for Stata and SPSS.
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| Codebook (more) |
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Sorted by data sets, the codebook entails frequency counts of all the variables including the corresponding labels. The on-site version of the SUF serves as the basis for the codebook.
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| Glossary (more) |
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The NEPS Glossary provides information about special terminology related to the German educational and occupational system as well as the NEPS-specific terms and abbreviations that are frequently used throughout the NEPS study.
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| Samples, Weights, Nonresponse (more) |
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The NEPS Survey Paper No. 66 provides information on sample stratification and the principles of constructing weights for the waves 1 to 3 of the Scientific Use File: PDF-en
- Technical Report regarding the use of weights for wave 4: PDF-en
- Technical Report regarding the use of weights for wave 5: PDF-en
- Technical Report regarding the use of weights for wave 6: PDF-en
- Technical Report regarding the use of weights for wave 7: PDF-en
- Technical Report regarding the use of weights for wave 8: PDF-en
- Technical Report regarding the use of weights for wave 9: PDF-en
The NEPS Survey Paper No. 44 informs about the derivation of the (joint) weights for wave 6: PDF-en
The NEPS Survey Paper No. 89 documents the relevant sample parameters for the Corona survey from May/June 2020, describes details on selectivity and presents the response propensity models for participation in this additional survey and the weighting procedure including post-stratification: PDF-en
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| Generated Variables on Education (more) |
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The report gives a comprehensive overview of the underlying derivation processes for the derived educational variables. These are ISCED-97, CASMIN and Years of Education.
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| Regional data (more) |
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Regional structural information can be merged to our data on-site. Regional data is available from Microm and infas. These documentations describe all regional levels, structural characteristics, and how to use the data.
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| Merging Matrix (more) |
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The Merging Matrix provides an overview of how to link information from different datasets noting the respective relevant identificator variables.
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| Anonymization Procedures (more) |
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This document describes the used anonymization procedures of the respective data. Here you are also given an overview regarding the opportunity to access sensitive data (Download, Remote, On-Site).
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| Tools to Reflect Filtering in PAPI Data Sets (more) |
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Filters in PAPI questionnaires do not work perfectly. The scripts for Stata and SPSS cleanse the data sets by following a linear logic, interpreting the first statement as correct. This documentation refers to version 1.0.0 and will be updated to version 2.0.0 as soon as possible.
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| Field Reports (more) |
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The field reports document the overall data-collection process executed by the survey institute, including the preparation and execution of the survey, the interviewer selection and deployment, tracking and providing incentives to the target persons, the intial contact and the realization of the interviews and tests, etc. The field reports are suppied by the respective survey institutes and are only available in German.
- Wave 1:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
PAPI main survey: PDF-de
- Wave 2:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
PAPI main survey: PDF-de
- Wave 3:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
PAPI main survey: PDF-de
- Wave 4:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
PAPI main survey: PDF-de
- Wave 5:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
PAPI main survey: PDF-de
- Wave 6:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
PAPI main survey: PDF-de
PAPI individual follow-up survey: PDF-de
- Wave 7:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
PAPI individual follow-up survey: PDF-de
- Wave 8:
PAPI individual follow-up survey: PDF-de
- Wave 9:
CATI parents main survey: PDF-de
CAPI/PAPI individual follow-up survey: PDF-de
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| Interviewer Manuals (more) |
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The interview manuals is the basis for the interviewers' training before the computed-supported interviews were conducted. In particular, it describes the interview process as well as the content of each of the questionnaire modules.
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