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View Generic ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
1850-0803
ICR Reference No:
201406-1850-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201309-1850-002
Agency/Subagency:
ED/IES
Agency Tracking No:
1560.121
Title:
NCES Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies System
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
06/23/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/19/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Previous terms of clearance remain in effect.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2016
09/30/2016
09/30/2016
Responses
405,000
0
135,000
Time Burden (Hours)
81,000
0
27,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This is a request for a 3-year renewal of the generic clearance to allow the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to continue to develop, test, and improve its survey and assessment instruments and methodologies. The procedures utilized to this effect include but are not limited to experiments with levels of incentives for various types of survey operations, focus groups, cognitive laboratory activities, pilot testing, exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and usability testing of electronic data collection instruments.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
20 USC 9543
Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA 2002)
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 30899
05/23/2013
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 43869
07/22/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
73
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17) Cognitive Testing – First Round
2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17) Cognitive and Usability Testing – Second Round
2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17) Pilot Test
2013-14 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) Data Submission System Process Improvement and Feasibility Study
2013-14 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) Improvement Study Cognitive Interviews
2013-14 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) Improvement Study Pilot Test
2013-14 and 2014-15 School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS:2014 & SLFS:2015) Pilot Study
NA
NA
2014 National Household Education Survey (NHES) Feasibility Study
2015 National Household Education Survey (NHES) Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) Cognitive Interviews and Concept Interviews
2015-16 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) Research & Evaluation
NA, NA
NA
,
NA
2015-16 NTPS Cog Labs Consent Form Change Request
2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) Focus Groups
2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:16) Student Survey and Student Records Qualitative Evaluation
2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2016) Graduate Student Cognitive Testing
2015-16 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) / National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Cognitive Interviews
2016 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) Cognitive Interviews
2016 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Parent and Family Involvement Survey (PFI) and Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP) Cognitive Interviews
2016 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Phase 3 Cognitive Interviews for English and Spanish Recruitment Materials
2016 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Spanish Language Cognitive Interviews Phase 2
2016 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Spanish Language Cognitive Interviews Phase I
2016 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Usability Testing
2017 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) Preparation for Certifications and Licenses Cognitive Interviews and Focus Groups
2017 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) Work-Related Education and Training Concept Interviews
2017 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Usability Testing
2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (SCS:17/NCVS) Cognitive Interviews
2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (SCS:17/NCVS) Cognitive Interviews - update
2017-2018 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Cognitive Interviews
2nd Follow-up Field Test of High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Cognitive Interviews
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12) Student Records Qualitative Evaluation
Computer-delivered National Assessment of Educational Progress (eNAEP) Pretesting Study 2016
ECLS-K:2011 Spring 4th Grade Cognitive Interviews and Timing Tests
ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) Additional Item Cognitive Interviews
ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) Additional Item Cognitive Interviews - Set 2 Round 1
Employment and Earnings Survey 1st Round Cognitive Testing
Employment and Earnings Survey 2nd Round of Cognitive Interviews
Employment and Earnings Survey Recruitment for 2nd Round of Cognitive Interviews
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 107: High School English Language Learner (ELL) Programs - Pretest
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 107: Older Adolescent and Young Adult English Language Learner (ELL) Programs Feasibility Calls
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 108: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs in Public School Districts – Feasibility Calls
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Second Follow-up Cognitive and Usability Testing
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study (MGLS:2017) Cognitive Interviews and Focus Groups
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2016-2017 (MGLS:2017) Cognitive Interviews Reading and Accommodations
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-18 (MGLS:2017) Eye-tracking Cognitive Laboratory
NAEP Assessment of Educaitonal Progress (NAEP) Questionnaire Items for Core, Reading, Writing, and Mathematics - Cognitive Interviews
NAEP High School Electronic Transcript Data Collection Feasibility Study
NAEP Mathematics, Reading, and Science Hands-on Tasks and National Indian Education Study (NIES) Survey Pretesting
NAEP Reading and Math Technology Based Assessment Survey Focus Groups 2014
NAEP SAIL Science Development 2014-15
NAEP SAIL2: Virtual World for English Language Arts Assessment Development 2014-15
NAEP Science Interactive Computer Task and Hands-on Task Tablet Study
NAEP Technology Based Assessments (TBA) Tools and Item Types Usability Study
NAEP Touch-Screen Tablets Usability Study 2013
NHES After-School Programs and Activities Survey (ASPA) and Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) Feasibility Test Change Request
NTPS 2015-16 Pilot Test Instruction Placement Experiment Change Request
NTPS Pilot Test 2014-15 Experiment and Respondent Materials
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Digitally Based Assessments (DBA) Tools and Item Types Usability Study 2015-16
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics and Reading Pretesting 2015
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Pretesting of Survey and Cognitive Items for Pilot in 2017 and 2018
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Pretesting of Survey and Cognitive Items for Pilot in 2017 and 2018 Updated
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Scenario-Based Tasks Cognitive Interviews
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Social Studies Pretesting
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Survey Assessments Innovations Lab (SAIL) Science Playtesting and Cognitive Interviews
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Tasks Cognitive Interviews
National Household Education Survey (NHES) Adult Training and Education Survey (ATES) Spanish Version Cognitive Interviews
National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Pilot Test 2014-15
School Climate Surveys (SCLS) Cognitive Interviews & Usability Testing Revisions to Questions about Safety
School Climate Surveys (SCLS) Pilot Test 2015
School Climate Surveys (SCLS) Pilot Test 2015 update
School Climate Surveys Cognitive Interviews and Usability Testing
School Survey on Crime and Safety Cognitive Interviews 2014
Second Follow-up Field Test of the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) – Recruitment and Screening for Cognitive Interviews
The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Pilot Test 2014-15 Special Districts Approval
Trends in International mathematics and science study (TIMSS 2015) Cognitive Interviews
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
405,000
135,000
0
0
270,000
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
81,000
27,000
0
0
54,000
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Kashka Kubzdela 202 502-7411 Kashka.Kubzdela@ed.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
06/19/2014
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