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NCES and the National Forum on Education Statistics describe SCED’s purpose: enable comparison of course information, maintain longitudinal records of student coursework, and efficiently exchange course-taking data. 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These data are intended to be useful for policymaking at the federal, state, and local levels.  \nThe National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum) is an entity of the Cooperative System and, among its other activities, proposes principles of good practice to assist state and local education agencies in meeting this purpose. The Cooperative System and the Forum are supported in these endeavors by resources from NCES.  \nPublications of the Forum do not undergo the same formal review required for products of NCES. The information and opinions published here are those of the Forum and do not necessarily represent the policy or views of NCES, the Institute of Education Sciences, or the U.S. Department of Education.  \nJanuary 2021  \nThis publication and other publications of the National Forum on Education Statistics may be found at the websites listed below.  \nThe NCES Home Page address is [http://nces.ed.gov](http://nces.ed.gov)  \nThe NCES Publications and Products address is [http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch](http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch)  \nThe Forum Home Page address is [http://nces.ed.gov/forum](http://nces.ed.gov/forum)  \nThis publication was prepared in part under Contract No. ED-IES-16-Q-0009 with Quality Information Partners, Inc. Mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations does not imply endorsement by the U.S. government.  \nSuggested Citation  \nNational Forum on Education Statistics. (2021). Forum Guide to School Courses for the Exchange of Data Uses and Benefits (NFES 2021023) . U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.  \nTechnical Contact  \nGhedam Bairu  \n(202) 245–6644  \n[ghedam.bairu@ed.gov](ghedam.bairu@ed.gov)  \nii Forum Guide to School Courses for the Exchange of Data Uses and Benefits  \nForeword  \nThe National Forum on Education Statistics (the Forum) is pleased to present the Forum Guide to School Courses for the Exchange of Data (SCED) Uses and Benefits. The purpose of this document is to provide timely and useful best practice information to help education agencies understand the different uses and benefits ofSCED. This guide was developed to provide a brief overview ofSCED, highlight the research application and benefits ofSCED to users, and illustrate SCED uses with case studies.  \nMembers of the Forum establish working groups to develop best practice guides in data-related areas of interest to federal, state, and local education agencies. The SCED Working Group consists of representatives of state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) who are familiar with SCED implementation. The group convenes multiple times a year to determine the scope and timeline for SCED Course Code revisions, review proposed updates to SCED, and prepare user materials and tools. The Working Group also develops and maintains SCED tools and resources such as videos, SCED Finder, and use cases. The Working Group is assisted by a wide network ofSCED users and subject matter experts at the national, state, and local levels who propose new and updated courses and provide suggestions for SCED resources.  \nAbout this Guide  \nSCED is a voluntary, common classification system for prior-to-secondary and secondary school courses. It can be used to compare course information, maintain longitudinal data about student coursework, and efficiently exchange coursetaking records. SCED is based on a fivedigit Course Code that provides a basic structure for classifying course content. Additional SCED elements and attributes provide descriptive information about each course.  \nSCED i","cbCaiqw8QSYOUe1G","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqw8QSYOUe1G","pdf",10216474,"English","# Foreword\n## About this Guide\n# Uses and Benefits\n## Key benefits of SCED\n# Appendices and References\n## Appendix A: Forum SCED Resources\n## Appendix B: Case Study References\n## Appendix C: Academic Research Studies that use SCED\n## Appendix D: Research Uses of SCED","[{\"question\":\"What is SCED and what problem does it solve?\",\"answer\":\"SCED is a voluntary common classification system for school courses that helps compare course information, maintain longitudinal data, and exchange course-taking records efficiently.\"},{\"question\":\"How is SCED structured?\",\"answer\":\"SCED is based on a five-digit Course Code, with additional elements and attributes providing descriptive information for each course.\"},{\"question\":\"Who maintains and updates SCED?\",\"answer\":\"A National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum) working group, made up of representatives from state and local education agencies, updates and maintains SCED.\"}]","Forum Guide to School Courses for the Exchange of Data - Uses and Benefits | PDF",1792055187,101]