NCES Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Part B System Clearance Cognitive Pilot and Field Studies 2016-2019.docx Supporting Statement B	2016-07-07
Appendix A NCES Authorization Legislation.docx Supplementary Document	2016-07-07
Part A System Clearance Cognitive Pilot and Field Studies 2016-2019.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-07-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
226298	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Pretesting of Scenario-based Tasks (SBTs) for Pilot in 2019 Grades 4 and 8 Other-Pretesting Protocols	New
226140	National Household Education Surveys Program 2019 (NHES:2019) Low Response-Propensity Parents Focus Groups Other-Communication Materials	New
226121	2017 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Time Use and Burden Cognitive Interviews Round 2 Other-Recruitment, Protocol, & Survey Items	New
225840	NCER- NPSAS Grant Study – Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017 Cognitive Testing Other-Cognitive interviews version 2	New
225749	International Early Learning Study (IELS 2018) Cognitive Items Trial Other-Recruitment phone script, parent materials, sample testing	New
225579	2017-2018 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Portal Usability Testing Other-Screener and Protocols	New
225214	National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) 2017 Web Test Debriefing Interviews for Parents of Homeschoolers Other-Debriefing Recruitment & Protocol	New
225118	National Household Education Surveys Program 2019 (NHES:2019) Focus Groups with Parents of Students using Virtual Education Other-Recruitment and Screener	New
224820	The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2018 Principals Focus Groups Other-Focus Groups Recruitment Materials & Protocol	New
224766	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Digitally Based Assessments (DBA) Usability Study 2017-18 Other-Volume II - NAEP DBA Usability Studies 2017-18	New
224765	2017 National Household Education Survey (NHES) Web Data Collection Test Updated Other-NHES 2017 Web Test Updated Appendices D-F - Questionnaires	New
224753	NCER- NPSAS Grant Study – Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017 Focus Groups Other-Recruitment and Focus Group Materials	New
224752	NCER-NPSAS Grant Study - Financial Aid Nudges 2017 Focus Groups Other-Recruitment and Focus Group Materials	New
224407	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2017 Feasibility Study of Middle School Transcript Study (MSTS) Other-Recruitment & data collection materials	New
224406	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Pretesting of Survey and Cognitive Items for Pilot in 2017 and 2018 Updated Revised Other-Protocols	New
224405	ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) Additional Item Cognitive Interviews – Set 2 Round 2 Other-Recruitment Materials	New
224404	2017 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Time Use and Burden Cognitive Interviews Round 1 Other-Recruitment, Protocol, & Survey Item	New
224403	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Survey Assessments Innovations Lab (SAIL) English Language Arts (ELA) Collaboration and Inquiry Study 2017 Other-Protocols and Questionnaires	New
223958	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Questionnaire Cognitive Interviews 2017 Other-Survey Questions	New
223827	The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Oral Reading Fluency Pilot Study 2017 Other-survey questions	New
223746	Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-18 (MGLS:2017) Student Assessment Usability Study Other-MGLS2017 OFT Student Assessment Usability Study	New
223680	School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2018 Cognitive Interviews 2016 Other-Recruitment Materials Guide	New
223478	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Survey Assessments Innovations Lab (SAIL) Pretesting Activities: Virtual World for English Language Arts Assessment - Updated Other-Protocols	New
223434	Computer-delivered National Assessment of Educational Progress (eNAEP) Pretesting Study 2016 Updated Other-Pretest screeners and Consent forms	New
223298	2016-17 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B: 16/17) Cognitive and Usability Testing Other-Testing Materials	New
223297	2018 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS 2018) Principals Focus Group Other-Recruitment Materials and Focus Group Guide	New
223188	Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 108: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs in Public School Districts – Pretest Other-pretest questionnaire	New
223187	2008-18 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/18) Cognitive and Usability Testing Other-Recruitment Protocols & Materials	New
223110	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2019 Science Items Pretesting Other-Volume II NAEP 2019 Science Items Pretesting Protocols	New
222852	2017 National Household Education Survey (NHES) Web Data Collection Test Other-NHES 2017 Web Test Appendix B - Communication Materials	New
222777	National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Confidentiality Pledges Cognitive Interviews Interviews - Update Other-Protocols	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0803	ICR Reference No: 201607-1850-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-1850-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 1560.121
Title: NCES Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies System
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/08/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/07/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2016
Responses	600,000	0	405,000
Time Burden (Hours)	240,000	0	81,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a request for a 3-year renewal of the generic clearance to allow the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to continue to develop, test, and improve its survey and assessment instruments and methodologies. The procedures utilized to this effect include but are not limited to experiments with levels of incentives for various types of survey operations, focus groups, cognitive laboratory activities, pilot testing, exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and usability testing of electronic data collection instruments.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA 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:
	81 FR 19586	04/05/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 36529	06/07/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 31

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2017 National Household Education Survey (NHES) Web Data Collection Test
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-18 (MGLS:2017) Student Assessment Usability Study
2017 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Time Use and Burden Cognitive Interviews Round 2
2017 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Time Use and Burden Cognitive Interviews Round 1
Computer-delivered National Assessment of Educational Progress (eNAEP) Pretesting Study 2016 Updated
NCER-NPSAS Grant Study - Financial Aid Nudges 2017 Focus Groups
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Pretesting of Scenario-based Tasks (SBTs) for Pilot in 2019 Grades 4 and 8
The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2018 Principals Focus Groups
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Confidentiality Pledges Cognitive Interviews Interviews - Update
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Digitally Based Assessments (DBA) Usability Study 2017-18
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2019 Science Items Pretesting
2016-17 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B: 16/17) Cognitive and Usability Testing
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Questionnaire Cognitive Interviews 2017
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Survey Assessments Innovations Lab (SAIL) Pretesting Activities: Virtual World for English Language Arts Assessment - Updated
NCER- NPSAS Grant Study – Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017 Focus Groups
2017 National Household Education Survey (NHES) Web Data Collection Test Updated
2008-18 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/18) Cognitive and Usability Testing
2017-2018 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Portal Usability Testing
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Survey Assessments Innovations Lab (SAIL) English Language Arts (ELA) Collaboration and Inquiry Study 2017
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2017 Feasibility Study of Middle School Transcript Study (MSTS)
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 108: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs in Public School Districts – Pretest
International Early Learning Study (IELS 2018) Cognitive Items Trial
National Household Education Surveys Program 2019 (NHES:2019) Low Response-Propensity Parents Focus Groups
National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) 2017 Web Test Debriefing Interviews for Parents of Homeschoolers
2018 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS 2018) Principals Focus Group
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Oral Reading Fluency Pilot Study 2017
School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2018 Cognitive Interviews 2016
NCER- NPSAS Grant Study – Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017 Cognitive Testing
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Pretesting of Survey and Cognitive Items for Pilot in 2017 and 2018 Updated Revised
ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) Additional Item Cognitive Interviews – Set 2 Round 2
National Household Education Surveys Program 2019 (NHES:2019) Focus Groups with Parents of Students using Virtual Education

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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	600,000	405,000	0	195,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	240,000	81,000	0	159,000	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: The projected increase in burden is due to an increased projection of the need for developmental studies related to plans for beginning new studies and redesign activities for existing studies, including transitions to more online surveys and assessments in the next three years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 07/07/2016

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