MGLS 2017 IV Field Test 2016 Questionnaire Edits Change Sheet 2015-12-18

This document is being carried over from November 2015 clearance
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 (MGLS:2017) 2016 Item Validation Field Test (IVFT)
Questionnaire Edits Change Request
Agency/Subagency

OMB Control Number

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Enter only items that change
Agency form number(s)
Annual reporting and record keeping hour
burden
Number of respondent
Total annual responses
Percent of these responses
collected electronically
Total annual hours

1850-0911 v.8

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

12,391
21,323
75%

12,391
21,323
75%

6,947

6,947
0

Difference
Explanation of difference
Program change

NA

0
0

Adjustment
Annual reporting and record keeping cost
burden (in thousands of dollars)
Total annualized capital/startup
costs
Total annual costs (O&M)
Total annualized cost requested

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

Difference
Explanation of difference

NA
NA

Program change
Adjustment
Other change**

The Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-2018 (MGLS:2017) is the first study conducted 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 beginning in January 2019 and in January 2020 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. The IVFT data collection was approved in November 2015 (OMB# 1850-0911 v.4) and OFT recruitment in
December 2015 (OMB# 1850-0911 v.4). This submission requests approval (1) to modify language in the student
questionnaire and the facilities checklist to improve item clarity; and (2) to include a flyer with parent permission materials. A
separate change request will be submitted in January 2016 requesting approval to similarly modify language in the parent,
administrator, math teacher, and special education questionnaires.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

December 18, 2015
**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date

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