Notice2023-11432
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Evaluation of the REL Midwest Teaching Fractions Toolkit
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Published
May 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34490-34491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11432]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0095]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Evaluation of the REL Midwest Teaching Fractions Toolkit
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 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 new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0095.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#460f050229252d23320b213406232268212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3faf0f7dcd0d8d6c7fed4c1f3d6d79dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Felicia Sanders, (202) 245-6264.
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: Evaluation of the REL Midwest Teaching
Fractions Toolkit.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: New ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 206.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 187.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is supporting the
development and evaluation of a toolkit that supports the
implementation of effective grade 6 fractions instruction based on the
evidence-based recommendations in the Developing Effective Fractions
Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade practice guide. The
evaluation will rigorously test the efficacy of the toolkit in
improving teacher self-efficacy and practices for fraction computation
and rate and ratio instruction as well as student learning outcomes in
grade 6 mathematics. The evaluation will use a blocked randomized
controlled trial design in which schools within each district or within
each block of similar schools will be randomly assigned to receive the
toolkit. The evaluation will be conducted in 40 Illinois schools during
the 2024/25 school year.
The evaluation will focus on measuring the toolkit's impact on
three key outcomes: teacher self-efficacy for fraction computation and
rate and ratio instruction, classroom practice for fraction computation
and rate and ratio instruction, and students' ability to solve fraction
computation and rate and ratio problems.
In addition to collecting data to measure teacher and student
outcomes, the evaluation team will collect data to document the
implementation of the
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toolkit in treatment schools and the service contrast between treatment
and control schools and to describe the characteristics of
participating schools, teachers, and students at baseline.
The evaluation will produce a publicly available report that
summarizes evaluation findings. The findings from the evaluation will
inform further refinement of the toolkit, to be released to the public
after the evaluation.
Dated: May 24, 2023.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-11432 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
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