BASIC STATISTICAL

TOOLS IN
EDUCATIONAL
PLANNING
A D R I A N A R O S E A . S U L AT
MAED- I
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
KINDS OF DATA NEEDED IN
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING
COLLECTION OF STATISTICAL DATA
DATA PROCESSING, STORAGE, AND
RETRIEVAL
Kinds of Data Needed in Educational
Planning
A. Types of data required for different purpose
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-describes the internal dynamic of the
educational system
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 to 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

Manpower data- educational planning is closely interrelated

with manpower planning
D. Educational Statistics
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
 Collection of Statistical Data
Basic statistical data for educational planning can be obtained in six ways, as follows:
1. Regular censuses of students, teachers, graduate etc., in all educational
institutions
2. Regular sample surveys of students, teachers, etc., in all schools or a sample of
them
3. Ad hoc surveys at irregular intervals
4. Population censuses
5. Sample surveys drawn from population censuses
6. 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.
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
The Department of Education Planning Division States the main purpose of
educational statistics maybe summarized as follows:
1. 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.
2. To forecast the future outflow of individuals with different kinds of
education
3. To estimate the future cost for educational system
4. To give data useful for educational research
5. To give information for the current administration of educational sector
6. to give a broad description of the educational sector for the general public
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