Disadvantaged Learner Sample Code

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1 The following pseudo code and SPSS code is provided to illustrate the Disadvantaged Learner data definition.

L_DISADV

2 The following table shows the steps required to derive L_DISADV.

Step	Condition	Action if true	Action if false
1	Is L32<>99	Set L_DISADV to 1	Set L_DISADV to 0

3 The following SPSS code illustrates how to derive L_DISADV.

GET FILE=’………….LEARNER dataset
COMPUTE ‘L_DISADV=0.
IF (L32<>99) L_DISADV=1.

Creator	Analysis and MI Team
Date issued	20 December 2005
Date created	16 December 2005
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