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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 11, 2016 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0052]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Program
for International Student Assessment
(PISA 2018) Recruitment and Field Test
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 11,
2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0052. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Kashka
Kubzdela at kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
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public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Program for
International Student Assessment (PISA
2018) Recruitment and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0755.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 14,792.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 9,075.
Abstract: The Program for
International Student Assessments
(PISA) is an international assessment of
15-year-olds which focuses on assessing
students’ reading, mathematics, and
science literacy. PISA was first
administered in 2000 and is conducted
every three years. The United States has
participated in all of the previous
cycles, and will participate in 2018 in
order to track trends and to compare the
performance of U.S. students with that
of students in other education systems.
PISA 2018 is sponsored by the
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD). In the United
States, PISA is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), within the U.S. Department of
Education. In each administration of
PISA, one of the subject areas (reading,
mathematics, or science literacy) is the
major domain and has the broadest
content coverage, while the other two
subjects are the minor domains. PISA
emphasizes functional skills that
students have acquired as they near the
end of mandatory schooling (aged 15
years), and students’ knowledge and
skills gained both in and out of school
environments. PISA 2018 will focus on
reading literacy as the major domain.
Mathematics and science literacy will
also be assessed as minor domains, with
additional assessments of global
competence and financial literacy. In
addition to the cognitive assessments
described above, PISA 2018 will include
questionnaires administered to assessed
students, school principals, and
teachers. To prepare for the main study
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in 2018, NCES will conduct a PISA field
test from April-May 2017 to evaluate
newly developed assessment and
questionnaire items, to test the
assessment operations, and to test
school recruitment, data collection, and
data management procedures. The PISA
main study will be conducted in the
U.S. from September-November 2018.
This submission requests approval for:
recruitment and pre-assessment
activities for the 2017 field test sample;
administration of the field test; and
recruitment of schools for the 2018 main
study sample.
Dated: May 6, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0052]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA 2018) Recruitment
and Field Test
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0052. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 2E-103,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela at
kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: Program for International Student Assessment
(PISA 2018) Recruitment and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0755.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,792.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,075.
Abstract: The Program for International Student Assessments (PISA)
is an international assessment of 15-year-olds which focuses on
assessing students' reading, mathematics, and science literacy. PISA
was first administered in 2000 and is conducted every three years. The
United States has participated in all of the previous cycles, and will
participate in 2018 in order to track trends and to compare the
performance of U.S. students with that of students in other education
systems. PISA 2018 is sponsored by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD). In the United States, PISA is
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),
within the U.S. Department of Education. In each administration of
PISA, one of the subject areas (reading, mathematics, or science
literacy) is the major domain and has the broadest content coverage,
while the other two subjects are the minor domains. PISA emphasizes
functional skills that students have acquired as they near the end of
mandatory schooling (aged 15 years), and students' knowledge and skills
gained both in and out of school environments. PISA 2018 will focus on
reading literacy as the major domain. Mathematics and science literacy
will also be assessed as minor domains, with additional assessments of
global competence and financial literacy. In addition to the cognitive
assessments described above, PISA 2018 will include questionnaires
administered to assessed students, school principals, and teachers. To
prepare for the main study in 2018, NCES will conduct a PISA field test
from April-May 2017 to evaluate newly developed assessment and
questionnaire items, to test the assessment operations, and to test
school recruitment, data collection, and data management procedures.
The PISA main study will be conducted in the U.S. from September-
November 2018. This submission requests approval for: recruitment and
pre-assessment activities for the 2017 field test sample;
administration of the field test; and recruitment of schools for the
2018 main study sample.
Dated: May 6, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-11037 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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