Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
TIMSS 2019 MS Recruitment Change Memo.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-07-19
TIMSS 2019 MS Recruitment Change Sheet.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-07-19
TIMSS 2019 Final Field Test Questionnaires Change Memo.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-01-29
TIMSS 2019 Final Field Test Questionnaires Change Sheet.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-01-29
TIMSS 2019 Main Study Recruitment & Field Test Update - Changes Memo.docx Supplementary Document	2017-12-22
Appendix D TIMSS 2019 NRBA Plan.docx Supplementary Document	2017-06-07
Part B TIMSS 2019 Main Study Recruitment & Field Test.docx Supporting Statement B	2017-06-07
Part A TIMSS 2019 Main Study Recruitment & Field Test.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-07-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
41446	Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test Other-Appendix A-B TIMSS 2019 Field Test & Main Study Recruitmen	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0695	ICR Reference No: 201807-1850-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201801-1850-006
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/31/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/19/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	01/31/2021	01/31/2021
Responses	43,596	0	40,666
Time Burden (Hours)	10,941	0	10,974
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international assessment of fourth and eighth grade students’ achievement in mathematics and science. Since its inception in 1995, TIMSS has continued to assess students every 4 years, with the next TIMSS assessment, TIMSS 2019, being the seventh iteration of the study. TIMSS provides a comparison of U.S. student performance with those of their international peers in mathematics and science at grades 4 and 8. TIMSS is coordinated by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), an international collective of research organizations and government agencies that creates the assessment framework, assessments, and background questionnaires and provides procedures and technical standards which all countries must follow. In the U.S., the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducts TIMSS. In preparation for the TIMSS 2019 main study, NCES will conduct a field test in 2018 to evaluate new assessment items and background questions, to ensure practices that promote low exclusion rates, and to ensure that classroom and student sampling procedures proposed for the main study are successful. The U.S. TIMSS 2019 field test recruitment began in May 2017, with data collection conducted from March through April 2018. The U.S. TIMSS 2019 main study recruitment will begin in May 2018, with data collection conducted from March through May 2019. The request for the TIMSS 2019 Main Study recruitment & Field Test was approved in July 2017 (OMB# 1850-0695 v.10). This request is to provide additional recruitment materials that will be used during the later portion of field test recruitment and throughout the main study, and to provide the final international versions of the TIMSS 2019 field test questionnaires including the proposed U.S. adaptations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act
  

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:
	82 FR 60973	12/26/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 60973	12/26/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test

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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	43,596	40,666	0	2,930	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,941	10,974	0	-33	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The updated expected school recruitment response rates led to a small decrease in burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,930,283

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 07/19/2018

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