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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0077]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Program
for International Student Assessment
2025 (PISA 2025) Main Study
Recruitment and Field Test
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 7,
2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0077. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
the Department will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please include the docket ID number
and the title of the information
collection request when requesting
documents or submitting comments.
Please note that comments 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 Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
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activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, 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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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 2025
(PISA 2025) Main Study Recruitment
and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0755.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 58,672.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,909.
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
typically conducted every three years.
The United States has participated in all
of the previous cycles and planned to
participate in 2021 in order to track
trends and to compare the performance
of U.S. students with that of students in
other education systems. PISA is
sponsored by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD). In the United
States, PISA is conducted by the
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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. Other areas may also be
assessed, such as, in the case of PISA
2025, Learning in a Digital World
(LDW), which will be an innovative
domain in 2025. PISA assesses students’
knowledge and skills gained both in and
out of school environments. In addition
to the cognitive assessments described
above, PISA 2025 will include
questionnaires administered to school
principals and assessed students. To
prepare for the main study, PISA
countries will conduct a field test in the
spring of the year previous, primarily to
evaluate newly developed assessment
and questionnaire items but also to test
the assessment operations.
This request is to conduct PISA 2025
main study recruitment and the PISA
2025 field test. This submission requests
all burden for both the field test
(scheduled for early 2024) and the main
study (scheduled for late 2025), and
presents materials (including
recruitment and communications
materials) and the final international
drafts of the field test instruments. As
part of this submission, NCES is
publishing a notice in the Federal
Register allowing first a 60- and then a
30-day public comment period. We
anticipate that some materials will be
revised after the 60-day public comment
period and encourage stakeholders to
see individual documents for details.
The materials that will be used in the
2025 main study will be based upon the
field test materials included in this
submission. Additionally, this
submission is designed to adequately
justify the need for and overall practical
utility of the full study and to present
the overarching plan for all of the
phases of the data collection, providing
as much detail about the measures to be
used as is available at the time of this
submission.
We plan to submit a revision (along
with a 30-day public comment period)
in October 2023 in order to clear the
final US version of the field test
instrument, as well as finalize any
updated materials for use in the 2024
field test. In order to begin recruiting
schools for the main study by October
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2024, we will submit a change-request
to OMB in May 2024 with the final main
study recruitment materials and
parental consent letters, details about
any changes to the design and
procedures for the main study, and
updates to the respondent burden
estimates for the main study data
collection. Subsequently in spring 2025
we will submit a clearance request, with
a 30-day public comment period notice
published in the Federal Register, with
the final main study procedures and
instruments for data collection in the
fall of 2025.
Dated: May 2, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0036]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Impact Evaluation To Inform the
Teacher and School Leader Incentive
Program
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing an
extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request
(ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 7,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this
link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain to access the site. Find this
information collection request (ICR) by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0077]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Program for International Student Assessment 2025 (PISA 2025) Main
Study 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 (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 7, 2023.
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-2023-SCC-0077.
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. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that
comments 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 Manager of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection
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activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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
2025 (PISA 2025) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0755.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 58,672.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18,909.
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 typically conducted every three
years. The United States has participated in all of the previous cycles
and planned to participate in 2021 in order to track trends and to
compare the performance of U.S. students with that of students in other
education systems. PISA 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. Other areas may also be assessed, such as, in the case of
PISA 2025, Learning in a Digital World (LDW), which will be an
innovative domain in 2025. PISA assesses students' knowledge and skills
gained both in and out of school environments. In addition to the
cognitive assessments described above, PISA 2025 will include
questionnaires administered to school principals and assessed students.
To prepare for the main study, PISA countries will conduct a field test
in the spring of the year previous, primarily to evaluate newly
developed assessment and questionnaire items but also to test the
assessment operations.
This request is to conduct PISA 2025 main study recruitment and the
PISA 2025 field test. This submission requests all burden for both the
field test (scheduled for early 2024) and the main study (scheduled for
late 2025), and presents materials (including recruitment and
communications materials) and the final international drafts of the
field test instruments. As part of this submission, NCES is publishing
a notice in the Federal Register allowing first a 60- and then a 30-day
public comment period. We anticipate that some materials will be
revised after the 60-day public comment period and encourage
stakeholders to see individual documents for details. The materials
that will be used in the 2025 main study will be based upon the field
test materials included in this submission. Additionally, this
submission is designed to adequately justify the need for and overall
practical utility of the full study and to present the overarching plan
for all of the phases of the data collection, providing as much detail
about the measures to be used as is available at the time of this
submission.
We plan to submit a revision (along with a 30-day public comment
period) in October 2023 in order to clear the final US version of the
field test instrument, as well as finalize any updated materials for
use in the 2024 field test. In order to begin recruiting schools for
the main study by October 2024, we will submit a change-request to OMB
in May 2024 with the final main study recruitment materials and
parental consent letters, details about any changes to the design and
procedures for the main study, and updates to the respondent burden
estimates for the main study data collection. Subsequently in spring
2025 we will submit a clearance request, with a 30-day public comment
period notice published in the Federal Register, with the final main
study procedures and instruments for data collection in the fall of
2025.
Dated: May 2, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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