83C Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT CHANGE WORKSHEET
International Study of Adult Skills and Learning (ISASL) [Program for the International Assessment
of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Cycle II] 2022 Field Test 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

1850-0870 v.8

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

2,451
5,611

2,451
5,611

100%

100%

1,258

1,258
0

Difference
Explanation of difference
Program change

N/A

0
0

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

NA
NA
NA

Total annual costs (O&M)
Total annualized cost requested
Difference

NA
NA
NA
NA

Explanation of difference
Program change
Adjustment

NA
NA

Other change**

The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult skills and life
experiences focusing on education and employment. PIAAC is an international study designed to assess adults in different
countries over a broad range of abilities, from simple reading to complex problem-solving skills, and to collect information on
individuals’ skill use and background. PIAAC is coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) and developed by participating countries with the support of the OECD. In the United States, the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) conducts PIAAC. The U.S. participated in the PIAAC
Main Study data collection in 2012 and conducted national supplement data collections in 2014 and 2017. All three of these
collections are part of PIAAC Cycle I. A new PIAAC cycle is to be conducted every 10 years, and PIAAC Cycle II Main Study data
collection will be conducted from August 2021 through March 2022. In preparation for the main study collection, PIAAC Cycle II will
begin with a Field Test in 2020, in which 34 countries are expected to participate with the primary goal of evaluating newly
developed assessment and questionnaire items and to test the PIAAC 2022 planned operations. PIAAC 2022 defines four core
competency domains of adult cognitive skills that are seen as key to facilitating the social and economic participation of adults in
advanced economies: (1) literacy, (2) numeracy, (3) reading and numeracy components, and (4) adaptive problem solving. The
U.S. will administer all four domains of the PIAAC 2022 assessment to a nationally representative sample of adults, along with a
background questionnaire with questions about their education background, work history, the skills they use on the job and at home,
their civic engagement, and sense of their health and well-being. The results are used to compare the skills capacities of the
workforce-aged adults in participating countries, and to learn more about relationships between educational background,
employment, and other outcomes. In addition, in PIAAC 2022, a set of financial literacy questions will be included in the background
questionnaire. As in Cycle I, a user-friendly name for PIAAC Cycle II was created – the International Study of Adult Skills and
Learning (ISASL) – to represent the program to the public, and will be used on all public-facing materials and reports. As this
international program is well-known within the federal and education research communities, we continue to use "PIAAC" in all
internal and OMB clearance materials and communications, and use the “PIAAC” name throughout this submission; however all
recruitment and communication materials refer to the study as ISASL. The request to conduct the PIAAC Cycle II Field Test in AprilJune 2020 was approved by OMB in December 2019 (OMB# 1850-0870 v.7). This request provides NCES response to the
comment received during the 30-day public comment period.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

December 9, 2019
**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date
OMB 83-C

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