EELB 313 - Murillo

INTERNET ASSIGNMENT


Purpose: To "search for and retrieve information" on who is enrolled in California's public schools ?

Go To: California Department of Education's Data Quest website at: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
How to: 1. Select a level (State always) 2. Select a subject ( see each question) 3. Click submit
4. Select Time Frame (2003-04/or latest figures) and 5. Select Report and Click submit.

1) Subject: Student Demographics/ Enrollment: What was the Statewide Enrollment by Ethnicity (latest figures)? Provide all categories including Total State Enrollment.

2) Subject: Student Demographics/ English Learners: How many "languages" other than English do students speak in the State of California ?

3) Subject: Student Demographics/ English Learners: How many language groups have over one-thousand English Language Learners ?

4) Subject: Student Demographics/ English Learners: What was the total number of English Learners (EL) in the State of California during (latest figures) ?

5) Figure out: What percentage (%) does the Total number of EL make up of the Total School Enrollment for CA ?

6) Subject: English Learners/Instructional Services & Settings: In Rows A & B, What are the Settings and Services that have the largest number/percentage of EL in them ?

7) Subject: student Demographics/Graduates/ # Of Grads and Grads with UC/CSU Required courses: Which two groups have the lowest amount of required courses for entrance into the UC or CSU system ? Which two groups have the highest ?

8) Write out: So, who is enrolled in California's public schools ? Answer in expository/essay type style/ do not simply list names or facts. Think about all of the questions you have answered above and what that information means about the students in our schools. !!!