Abstract
This paper describes a computerized System (DDCS) for collecting test scores and other data which will be useful in determining how children perform as they progress through the South Carolina public school system. Records from various statewide testing programs are linked by the use of student name, birthdate, gender and ethnicity to a data set reflecting experiences in a preschool program. The capability to capture these test data will facilitate the evaluation of the preschool program. Trial runs based on the children in the study who entered the first grade during the 1985‐86 school year suggest that the DDCS has very low rates of mismatches and missed matches and that it is cost effective. Furthermore, it possesses other advantages relative to alternative methods of obtaining these data. Implications are drawn for research on child development and the evaluation of preschool intervention programs which are best addressed with longitudinal data bases.
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