The Middle Grades Longitudinal Study
of 2017-2018 (MGLS:2017) is the first study sponsored by the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of
Education (ED), to follow a nationally-representative sample of
students as they enter and move through the middle grades (grades
6-8). The data collected through repeated measures of key
constructs will provide a rich descriptive picture of the academic
experiences and development of students during these critical years
and will allow researchers to examine associations between
contextual factors and student outcomes. The study will focus on
student achievement in mathematics and literacy along with measures
of student socioemotional wellbeing and other outcomes. The study
will also include a special sample of students with different types
of disabilities that will provide descriptive information on their
outcomes, educational experiences, and special education services.
Baseline data for the MGLS:2017 will be collected from a
nationally-representative sample of 6th grade students beginning in
January 2018, with annual follow-ups planned for winters of the
2018-19 and 2019-20 school years, when most of the students in the
sample will be in grades 7 and 8, respectively. This request is to
conduct the Item Validation Field Test (IVFT) data collection for
the MGLS:2017 from January through June 2016. The primary purpose
of the IVFT is to determine the psychometric properties of items
and the predictive potential of assessment and survey items so that
valid, reliable, and useful assessment and survey instruments can
be composed for the main study. The IVFT will inform the materials
and procedures for the Operational Field Test that will begin in
January 2017 and the subsequent national base year and follow-up
data collections.
US Code:
20
USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) of
2002
The apparent increase in burden
from that last approved is due to the fact that this request
includes burden for both recruitment and data collection activities
associated with the MGLS:2017 IVFT, which will begin in January
2016, while the previous approval was only for the recruitment
portion of these activities, scheduled to begin in September 2015,
for which the burden is being carried over in this request.
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.
Carried over - Part B MGLS 2017 IV Field Test 2016 Recruitment.docx
Part C MGLS 2017 IV Field Test 2016.pdf
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 (MGLS:2017) 2016 Item Validation Field Test (IVFT) Data Collection