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OMB Control No:
1850-0928
ICR Reference No:
202010-1850-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202005-1850-006
Agency/Subagency:
ED/IES
Agency Tracking No:
ED-2020-SCC-0147
Title:
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2021 Update #2
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
11/13/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/13/2020
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2023
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2023
Responses
346,541
0
668,461
Time Burden (Hours)
190,417
0
353,568
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is a federally authorized survey of student achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in various subject areas, such as mathematics, reading, writing, science, U.S. history, civics, geography, economics, technology and engineering literacy (TEL), and the arts. The National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (Public Law 107-279 Title III, section 303) requires the assessment to collect data on specified student groups and characteristics, including information organized by race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and limited English proficiency. It requires fair and accurate presentation of achievement data and permits the collection of background, noncognitive, or descriptive information that is related to academic achievement and aids in fair reporting of results. The intent of the law is to provide representative sample data on student achievement for the nation, the states, and subpopulations of students and to monitor progress over time. The request to conduct NAEP 2021, including operational assessments and pilot tests: operational national/state/TUDA Digitally Based Assessments (DBA) in mathematics and reading at grades 4 and 8, and Puerto Rico in mathematics at grades 4 and 8; and operational national DBA in U.S. history and civics at grade 8 was approved in April 2020, with a further update to the materials approved in July 2020. This request is to conduct NAEP operational assessments in 2021 and will follow the traditional NAEP design which assesses each student in 60-minutes for one cognitive subject. Given the COVID-19 outbreak, NAEP requires personal protective equipment for field staff and must plan for additional sessions given that students may attend school on a staggered schedule. As such, this Amendment reflects the elimination of the national-only assessments (grade 8 U.S. History and Civics, and age 17 Long-Term Trend), a smaller sample of students within each state for reading and mathematics and the elimination of TUDAs from the 2021 sample, given additional costs associated with COVID-19. This Amendment also includes the addition of an online version of the student questionnaires that will be available to sampled students who are remote and not able to be assessed in-person, as well as the addition of some questionnaire items on teacher, student, and school experiences conditioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. A previous version of this Emergency Clearance Package Amendment #2 was withdrawn from public comment when it became clear that it was necessary to have all the materials ready, in order to meet the appropriate timelines for administering the 2021 assessments. The final Materials Update #3 is scheduled for December of 2020. NAEP are usually reported to the public through the Nation’s Report Card as well as other online NAEP tools. Depending on consistency of data quality with past assessment years, NCES may opt to report the results in a format other than The Nation’s Report Card. This alternative report would be a research and development report focused on within-year results comparisons, rather than comparisons with prior years.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 279 303
Name of Law: National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act
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:
85 FR 64450
10/13/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 64450
10/13/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2021 Update #2
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
346,541
668,461
0
-321,920
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
190,417
353,568
0
-163,151
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
In 2021 some students were originally scheduled to take additional cognitive section(s) but the decision was made not to overload the schools with additional burden by eliminating LTT Age 17, U.S. History, and Civics in consideration of the COVID-19 outbreak impact on schools. Furthermore, questions related to the COVID-19 outbreak will be added to the student, teacher, and school questionnaires, increasing the burden for each of these respondents by 5-minutes for students and teachers and 10-minutes for schools. Finally, the overall student sample size is reduced as compared with previous administrations (approximately 198,000 students compared to approximately 750,000 for similar assessments in 2019). The decrease in student sample size is also reflected in fewer schools and associated burden. In 2021, there will now be an offering of the online version of the student survey questionnaires to the sampled students who are remote and not able to be assessed in-person.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$99,331,300
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Carrie Clarady 202 245-6347
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:
10/13/2020
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