OMB83 C Worksheet for MGLS2017 OFT & Recruitment for MS Base-year Study

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-18 (MGLS:2017) Operational Field Test (OFT) and
Recruitment for Main Study Base-year Study Materials 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.12

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

31,630
34,952
16.43%

31,630
34,952
16.43%

17,391

17,391

Difference

0

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 2017-18 (MGLS:2017) is the first study conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) 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. Main Study Base-year 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. In preparation for the national data collection, referred to as the Main Study, the data collection instruments and
procedures must be field tested. An Item Validation Field Test (IVFT) was conducted in the winter/spring 2016 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. An Operational Field Test (OFT) will begin in
January 2017 to test the near final instruments and the recruitment and data collection processes and procedures in
preparation for the Main Study. OMB approved the recruitment of schools, school districts, and parents to participate in the
OFT in December 2015 with the latest change request approved in March 2016 (OMB# 1850-0911 v.6,9,10). The request to
conduct the OFT data collection, Main Study recruitment, and tracking of OFT students was approved on December 2, 2016
(OMB# 1850-0911 v.11). This request is to modify language in the parent contacting materials, the video introductory script for
the student session, and the study questionnaires (student, parent, math teacher, special education teacher, school
administrator, and facilities observation checklist). These changes are driven by the recently completed analyses of IVFT
results. The data collection for the OFT will begin January 23, 2017. Main Study recruitment will also commence in January
2017.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

December 2, 2016
**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date

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