Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 RIMS/OMB Clearance Package |
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Originally Submitted January 2009 Revised March 2009 Prepared by: National Center for Education Statistics
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A Justification A-1
A.1 Circumstances Making Collection of Information Necessary A-1
A.1.a Purpose of This Submission A-1
A.1.b Legislative Authorization A-2
A.1.c Prior Related Studies A-3
A.1.d ECLS-K:11 Study Design A-3
A.2 Purposes and Uses of the Data A-8
A.2.1 Research Issues Addressed in the ECLS-K:11 A-9
A.2.1.a Developments in Early Education Policy A-9
A.2.1.b School Readiness A-12
A.2.1.c Executive Functioning A-13
A.2.1.d Demographic Changes A-13
A.2.1.e Hearing and Vision Impairments in the Early School Years A-14
A.3 Use of Improved Information Technology A-15
A.4 Efforts to Identify Duplication A-17
A.5 Method Used to Minimize Burden on Small Businesses A-18
A.6 Frequency of Data Collection A-18
A.7 Special Circumstances of Data Collection A-19
A.8 Consultants Outside the Agency A-20
A.9 Provision of Payments or Gifts to Respondents A-23
A.9.a School Incentive A-24
A.9.b School Administrator A-24
A.9.c Teachers A-24
A.9.d School Coordinators A-25
A.9.e Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Providers A-25
A.9.f Field Test School Coordinators and Teachers A-26
A.10 Assurance of Confidentiality A-26
A.11 Sensitive Questions A-30
A.12 Estimated Response Burden A-33
A.13 Estimates of Cost A-38
A.14 Annualized Cost to the Federal Government A-38
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A.15 Reasons for Changes in Response Burden and Costs A-39
A.16 Publication Plans and Time Schedule A-39
A.17 Approval for Not Displaying the Expiration Date for OMB Approval A-40
A.18 Exceptions to the Certification Statement A-41
B Collection of Information Employing Statistical Methods B-1
B.1 Universe, Sample Design, and Estimation B-1
B.1.1. Universe and Sample Design B-1
B.1.2. Precision Requirements and Sample Sizes B-2
B.1.3 Sample of Primary Sampling Units B-4
B.1.4 Sample of Kindergarten Programs B-5
B.1.5 Sampling Kindergarten Children, Parents, and Teachers B-7
B.2 Procedures for the Collection of Information B-8
B.3 Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Nonresponse B-14
B.3.1 Gaining Cooperation from a Variety of Sources B-15
B.3.2 Methods to Maximize Response Rates B-22
B.4 Test of Procedures and Methods B-28
B.4.1 Field Test Sample B-28
B.4.2. Field Test Data Collection Procedures B-29
B.5 Individuals Responsible for Study Design and Performance B-31
C The ECLS-K:11 Questionnaires C-1
C.1 Introduction C-1
C.2 ECLS-K:11 Parent Interview C-2
C.2.1 Parent Interview: Example Research Questions C-2
C.2.2 Parent Interview: Construct Coverage C-3
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C.3 School Administrator Questionnaire C-8
C.3.1 School Administrator Questionnaire: Example Research Questions C-8
C.3.2 School Administrator Questionnaire: Construct Coverage C-8
C.4 Teacher Questionnaires C-10
C.4.1 Teacher Questionnaires: Example Research Questions C-10
C.4.2 Teacher Questionnaires: Construct Coverage C-11
C.5 Special Education Teacher Questionnaires C-14
C.5.1 Special Education Teacher Questionnaires: Example Research Questions C-14
C.5.2 Special Education Teacher Questionnaires: Construct Coverage C-14
C.6 Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Provider (WECEP) Interview C-15
C.6.1 Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Provider Interview: Example Research Questions C-15
C.6.2 Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Provider Interview: Construct Coverage C-16
References R-1
Appendixes
A Parent Interview
B School Administrator
C.1 Teacher Questionnaire A
C.2 Teacher Questionnaire B
C.3 Teacher Questionnaire C
D Special Education Questionnaires
E WECEP Questionnaire
F Respondent Materials
Tables
A-1 Federal agency consultants for ECLS-K and ECLS-K:11 A-21
A-2 Other organization consultants for ECLS-K A-22
A-3 ECLS-K:11 TRP member list A-23
A-4 ECLS-K:11 CRP member list A-23
A-5 Field test respondent burden chart A-34
A-6 National data collection respondent burden chart A-35
A-7 Study costs per year A-38
A-8 Operational schedule for ECLS-K:11 national study and field test A-41
Exhibits
A-1 Examples of important developments for the ECLS-K:11 A-10
A-2 NCES Affidavit of Nondisclosure A-28
A-3 Confidentiality Pledge A-29
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File Title | Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 |
Last Modified By | ECLS |
File Modified | 2009-03-19 |
File Created | 2009-03-19 |