Notice2023-16681
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of the REL Midwest Teaching Fractions Toolkit
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Published
August 4, 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 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 51791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16681]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0095]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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
September 5, 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 Felicia Sanders, 202-245-6264.
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: Evaluation of the REL Midwest Teaching
Fractions Toolkit.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and 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 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: August 1, 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.
[FR Doc. 2023-16681 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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