As requested,
OMB approves only the panel maintenance activities scheduled for
2013 at this time. After NCES finalizes its plans for incorporating
responsive/adaptive design elements into the main data collections
plans, it will submit those plans to OMB. If those details do not
change substantially from those already presented for public
comment, NCES may submit the new plans without further public
comment.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2016
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2015
34,184
0
45,159
9,975
0
24,672
0
0
0
The High School Longitudinal Study of
2009 (HSLS:09) is a nationally representative, longitudinal study
of more than 20,000 9th graders in 944 schools who will be followed
through their secondary and postsecondary years. The main study
students were re-surveyed in 2012 when most were high school 11th
graders. The study focuses on understanding students trajectories
from the beginning of high school into postsecondary education or
the workforce and beyond. What students decide to pursue when, why,
and how are crucial questions for HSLS:09, especially, but not
solely, in regards to science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) courses, majors, and careers. This study includes a new
student assessment in algebraic skills, reasoning, and problem
solving and, like past studies, will survey students, their
parents, school administrators, school counselors, and teachers.
Students will be administered a questionnaire and an assessment
instrument. This submission will ask for the clearance for the
update of HSLS:2009 high school students who were in 9th grade in
the base year (June 2013-October 2013), collection of their high
school transcripts (September 2013 January 2014), and 2nd follow-up
sample panel maintenance.
US Code:
20
USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act
The apparent decrease in
respondent burden from that last approved is due to the fact that
the last clearance included burden for both the First Follow-up
Full Scale Collection (OMB# 1850-0852 v.9) and the HSLS:09 High
School Transcript Collection and College Update Field Test and
Second Follow-up Panel Maintenance (OMB# 1850-0852 v.10), while
this request only includes burden for the HSLS:09 2013 Update and
Transcript Main Study and Panel Maintenance.
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:
(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;
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.