Notice2023-13832
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 Amendment #2
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Published
June 29, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42054-42055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13832]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0115]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024
Amendment #2
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 31, 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> 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.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> 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 statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2024 Amendment #2.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 866,587.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 486,305.
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 (Pub. L. 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
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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. NAEP consists of two
assessment programs: the NAEP long-term trend (LTT) assessment and the
main NAEP assessment. The LTT assessments are given at the national
level only and are administered to students at ages 9, 13, and 17 in a
manner that is very different from that used for the main NAEP
assessments. LTT reports mathematics and reading results that present
trend data since the 1970s. In addition to the operational assessments,
NAEP uses two other kinds of assessment activities: pilot assessments
and special studies. Pilot assessments test items and procedures for
future administrations of NAEP, while special studies (including the
National Indian Education Study (NIES), the Middle School Transcript
Study (MSTS), and the High School Transcript Study (HSTS)) are
opportunities for NAEP to investigate particular aspects of the
assessment without impacting the reporting of the NAEP results.
The initial request for clearance of NAEP 2024 received OMB
approval in April 2023 (OMB# 1850-0928 v.28). Amendment #1 to the NAEP
2024 clearance package received OMB approval in June 2023 (OMB#1850-
0928 v.29). Since that package's submission for public comment and OMB
approval, changes have occurred to the scope of the 2024 NAEP
administration, including the addition of: (1) Addition of Reading
Router Pilot for grades 4 and 8, increasing costs, (2) Addition of
School and District Technology Coordinator roles and SBE survey
completion, increasing burden hours, (3) Addition of protocols for the
health and safety of field staff, increasing costs, (4) Reduction in SQ
burden time for students, teachers and schools since COVID-19 learning
recovery items are no longer adding additional time to the SQs; rather,
other items were dropped to accommodate these items, reducing burden
hours; and (5) Addition of Field Trial for grades, 4, 8 and 12,
increasing burden hours and costs. This revision updates Part A and
Part B detailing the changes to scope and references to the
communication materials and the amendment schedule, Appendix A,
Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D (added communication materials),
Appendix G, Appendix I, and Appendices J1, J2, J3, and J-S to include
the operational survey questionnaires (SQs), COVID-19 Learning Recovery
SQs, NIES SQs, and Pilot SQs.
Dated: June 26, 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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