Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013 Field Trial

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
TALIS 2013 Field Trial Response to OMB Passback.docx Supplementary Document	2011-12-16
TALIS 2013 Field Trial Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2011-12-15
TALIS 2013 Field Trial Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-12-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
199678	Main Study School Coordinator Recruitment Other-Recruitment	New
199677	Main Study School Administrator Recruitment Other-Recruitment	New
199676	Field Trial Teacher Questionnaire Other-TALIS 2013 Pilot Study Teacher Questionnaire	New
199675	Field Trial Principal Questionnaire Other-TALIS 2013 Pilot Study Principal Questionnaire	New
199674	Field Trial School Coordinator Recruitment Other-Recruitment	New
199673	Field Trial School Administrator Recruitment Other-Recruitment	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0888	ICR Reference No: 201110-1850-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 4696
Title: Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013 Field Trial
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/16/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/03/2011
Terms of Clearance: OMB appreciates that NCES has candidly shared with it the perspective that “There are a number of items on the teacher and principal questionnaires which NCES has argued are of little or no analytic utility.” OMB also appreciates that NCES has expressed this sentiment repeatedly in OECD meetings to plan the TALIS field trial, although to little avail. OMB also understands that the condition of any country’s participation is to accept the internationally approved questions as a set, without deviation. Nonetheless, the Paperwork Reduction Act does not permit the collection of information with no utility. Therefore, OMB approves this field test with great reluctance. OMB expects NCES to continue to advocate for including in the full scale study only those questions that have demonstrated validity, reliability and utility. It also expects NCES to elevate such concerns as needed within the Department to ensure that policy officials also are expressing concerns at the appropriate levels at OECD. Finally, NCES should continue to apprise OMB’s Chief Statistician in order to ensure that concerns can be shared in parallel with OECD’s Chief Statistician. OMB will not look favorably on a request to approve full scale TALIS questionnaires on which problematic questions remain.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	692	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,568	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: TALIS (Teaching and Learning International Survey) is an international survey of the teaching workforce, teaching as a profession, and the learning environments of schools. Data are collected through questionnaires from individual teachers and their school principals in lower secondary schools (grades 7, 8 and 9) in the United States. TALIS' main objective is to help countries review current policy and develop informed education policy by providing accurate and relevant international indicators on teachers and teaching. TALIS offers an opportunity for teachers and school principals to provide their perspectives on the state of education in their own countries. Both teacher and principal questionnaires include questions about teacher and principal background and characteristics; teacher and principal professional development; school leadership and management; teacher appraisal and feedback; teachers' instructional beliefs and pedagogical practices; school climate and ethos; student characteristics as perceived by the teacher; and teacher efficacy and job satisfaction. TALIS is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and managed in the United States by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This submission requests OMB's clearance for (1) a spring 2012 field trial; (2) a fall 2012 recruitment of schools for the spring 2013 main study data collection; and (3) a 60-day Federal Register notice waiver for the next OMB clearance package to be submitted in September of 2012 for the spring 2013 main data collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 279 153 Name of Law: Educational Science Reform Act of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 49459	08/10/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 64078	10/17/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Field Trial Teacher Questionnaire
Field Trial School Administrator Recruitment
Field Trial Principal Questionnaire
Field Trial School Coordinator Recruitment
Main Study School Coordinator Recruitment
Main Study School Administrator Recruitment

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	692	0	0	692	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,568	0	0	1,568	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $175,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/03/2011

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