Skills for Life (SFL) LEITCH Numeracy Achievers Data Definition 2008/2009
A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH, L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM _ACH
DATA DEFINITION
1. LEITCH Numeracy Achievement Skills for Life at aim or learner level.
PURPOSE
2. To identify whether a Skills for Life aim counts as an achievement under the Leitch Numeracy Entry level target.
RELEVANT COLLECTIONS
- ILR (LR)
- ILR (ER)
- ILR (UFI)
- ILR (ESF SR)
- ILR (ASL)
SOURCE DATA
3. The following variables are used as source data for the calculation of Skills for Life LEITCH Numeracy Achievers.
| Field Name | Label | Dataset |
|---|
| A_ACTIVE | A_ACTIVE Aim Active for the current academic year | Aims Standard File |
| A_SFLTY | A_SFLTY Skills For Life Type | Aims Standard File |
| A_NOTION | A_NOTION Notional NVQ Level | Analytical LAD |
| A_SFL | A_SFL Counts towards Skills For Life Target | Aims Standard File |
| A_OPROV | A_OPROV Aim other provision | Aims Standard File |
| A35 | A35 Learning Outcome | Aims Standard File |
| A36 | A36 Learning Outcome Grade | Aims Standard File |
DERIVED VARIABLES AND DATASETS
4. The definition produces the following derived variable(s)
| Field Name | Label | Dataset |
|---|
| A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM _ACH | A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH Leitch Skills For Life Numeracy Achiever | Aims Standard File |
| L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM _ACH | L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH Leitch Skills For Life Numeracy Achiever | Aims Standard File |
VALUES
5. The table below outlines the categories for A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH and L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH
| Value | Label |
|---|
| -1 | Not Applicable/Not Known* |
| 0 | No |
| 1 | Yes |
*Applies to system missing values and where there are non-active aims. Only applicable at learner level.
DETAILED DEFINITION
Aim Level
6. An aim counts towards the LEITCH Numeracy Entry level skills for life achievement target where the aim is a Numeracy SFL type (A_SFLTY = 2), the LAD indicates that the Notional NVQ level is Entry (A_NOTION=E), it counts towards the Skills for Life target (A_SFL=1), it is not other provision (A_OPROV=0) and the aim has been Achieved (A35=1).
Learner Level
7. If the learner has any aims that count towards the LEITCH Numeracy Achievement target (A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH) then the learner is considered to be a LEITCH Numeracy Skills for Life Achievement Learner (L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH = 1). Only aims that are Active in the current academic year (A_ACTIVE=1) are included in the calculation.
Skills for Life (SFL) LEITCH Numeracy Achievers Sample Code
1. The following SPSS code is provided to illustrate the SFL LEITCH Numeracy Achievers data definition.
A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH
2. The following table shows the steps required to derive A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH
| Step | Condition | Action/Action if true | Action if false |
|---|
| 1 | N/A | Set A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH to 0 | N/A |
| 2 | Does A_SFLTY = 2 And A_NOTION = “E” And A_SFL = 1
And A_OPROV = 0 And A35 = 1 | Set A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH to 1. Go to 3 | Go to 3 |
| 3 | Does L_ACTIVE = 1 | Go to 4. | Set
L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH to -1 |
| 4 | Does the learner have any aims where A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH = 1 | Set L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH to 1 | Set L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH to 0 |
| Step | Condition | Action/Action if true | Action if false |
|---|
| 1 | Does A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH contain a value | None | Set A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH = -1 |
| Step | Condition | Action/Action if true | Action if false |
|---|
| 1 | Does L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH contain a value | None | Set L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH = -1 |
3. The following SPSS code illustrates how to derive A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH, L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH.
GET FILE = …………Aims Data set. SORT CASES BY A09.
MATCH FILES
/FILE = *
/TABLE = …..Analytical LAD data set
/BY A09. */If the learner has achieved the aim, the SFL LEITCH Numeracy Achievement Flag is set to 1.
COMPUTE A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH = 0.
If (A_ACTIVE = 1 AND A_SFLTY = 2 AND A_NOTION = ‘E’ AND A_SFL =1 AND A_OPROV = 0 AND A35 = 1) A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH = 1.
RECODE A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH(SYSMIS=-1)
VARIABLE LABELS A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH – ‘LEITCH SKILLS FOR LIFE NUMERACY ACHIEVER’ VALUE LABELS A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH
-1 'Not Applicable/Not Known'
0 'No’
1 'Yes’ SELECT IF A_ACTIVE=1. SORT CASES L01 L03.
AGGREGATE
/OUTFILE = '........L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH.SAV'
/PRESORTED
/BREAK = L01 L03
/L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH = max(A_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH) GET FILE '...........Learner data set'.
SORT CASES L01 L03
MATCH FILE
/FILE= *
/TABLE='......L_SFL_LETICH_NUM_ACH.SAV'
/BY L01 L03
RECODE L_SFL_LEITCH_NUM_ACH(SYSMIS=-1). |
Date last modified: 12th January 2009
