NCES System Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies 2022-2025

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Interview Protocols	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
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Form - -	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
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Attachment 2 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Survey Questions v359	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Attachment 1 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Comms Screener Consent v359	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Volume II 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Interview Protocol v359	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
NAEP 2028 Reading Math and Surveys Items Studies Appendices	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
NAEP 2028 Reading Math and Surveys Item Studies Volume II	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
HSB 2022 F1FS Cognitive Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
NHES 2026 SOGI Cog Labs Web Instrument	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
NHES 2026 SOGI Cognitive Interviews Revision	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
NAEP 2024 SBE PoC CR2 Appendix B	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
NTEWS 2024 Full Instrument	Form	New	Repair queued
NTEWS 2024 Debriefing Study Interview Protocol	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Attachment V - Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Materials (ENG)	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Attachments I-IV - spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Materials	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Volume II - Protocols	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Part B System Clearance Cognitive Pilot and Field Studies 2022-2025.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2022-02-28	Repair queued
Appendix A NCES Authorization Legislation.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-02-28	Repair queued
Part A System Clearance Cognitive Pilot and Field Studies 2022-2025.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-05-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
273550	2026-27 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Interview Protocols
272644	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Field Test Change Request #2	Form and Instruction	New	-
272644	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Field Test Change Request #2	Form and Instruction	New	-
272020	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Usability Studies	Form and Instruction	New	-
272020	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Usability Studies	Form and Instruction	New	-
272020	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Usability Studies	Form and Instruction	New	-
272020	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Usability Studies	Form and Instruction	New	-
272020	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Usability Studies	Form and Instruction	New	-
271175	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Field Test Change Request #1	Other-NAEP 2025 Field Test Volume II	New
271081	2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Attachment 2 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Survey Questions v359
271081	2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Attachment 1 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Comms Screener Consent v359
271081	2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	Volume II 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Interview Protocol v359
269401	NAEP 2028 Operational Mathematics, Reading, and Survey Questionnaire Studies	Form and Instruction	New	NAEP 2028 Reading Math and Surveys Items Studies Appendices
269401	NAEP 2028 Operational Mathematics, Reading, and Survey Questionnaire Studies	Form and Instruction	New	NAEP 2028 Reading Math and Surveys Item Studies Volume II
269386	High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-up Full-scale Qualitative Testing	Form and Instruction	New	HSB 2022 F1FS Cognitive Testing
269144	2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Other-Volume II 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Inte	New
268518	2026 National Household Education Survey (NHES 2026) English and Spanish Cognitive Interviews Revision	Form and Instruction	New	NHES 2026 SOGI Cog Labs Web Instrument
268518	2026 National Household Education Survey (NHES 2026) English and Spanish Cognitive Interviews Revision	Form and Instruction	New	NHES 2026 SOGI Cognitive Interviews Revision
268125	NAEP 2025 Field Test	Other-Filed Test Volume II	New
267369	NAEP 2024 Mathematics Socioculturally Responsive Assessments (SCRA) Large-Scale Study Change Request	Other-SAIL SCRA 2024 Volume II 0803 v352	New
267368	NAEP Survey Assessments Innovations Lab (SAIL) Dynamic Assessments Classroom Study	Other-Volume II NAEP SAIL Dynamic Assessment 2024 v.350	New
267125	2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	N/A
267125	2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	N/A
267125	2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Form and Instruction	New	N/A
266800	NAEP 2024 Mathematics Socioculturally Responsive Assessments (SCRA) Large-Scale Study	Other-Volume II	New
266331	2026 National Household Education Survey (NHES 2026) English and Spanish Cognitive Interviews	Other-Recruitment Screener	New
265656	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 School-Based Equipment Proof of Concept (PoC) Change Request #2	Form and Instruction	New	NAEP 2024 SBE PoC CR2 Appendix B
265538	2024 National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS:24) Debriefing Study of Certificate Seeded Sample	Form	New	NTEWS 2024 Full Instrument
265538	2024 National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS:24) Debriefing Study of Certificate Seeded Sample	Form and Instruction	New	NTEWS 2024 Debriefing Study Interview Protocol
264301	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 School-Based Equipment Proof of Concept (PoC) Change Request #1	Other-Volume II	New
262287	2023-24 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Other-Usability Testing Survey Questions	New
262284	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 School-Based Equipment Proof of Concept (PoC)	Other-Protocols and Questionnaires	New
261136	Next-generation Usability Study and NAEP 2024 Student Platform Pretesting	Other-NAEP 2024 Usability Study eNAEP Student Platform Pretestin	New
260903	2024-25 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Teacher Follow Up Survey Cognitive Testing	Other-NTPS TFS Cognitive Testing	New
260195	2023 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing Revision	Other-Interview Protocol	New
259921	2023 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	Other-Survey Questions	New
259738	2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Pretesting - Sample Member Focus Groups	Other-Member FG Materials	New
259468	2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:20/25) Pretesting	Other-Student Survey FG Materials	New
259378	2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Pretesting Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Revision - Adjustments to Recruiting	Form and Instruction	New	Attachment V - Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Materials (ENG)
259378	2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Pretesting Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Revision - Adjustments to Recruiting	Form and Instruction	New	Attachments I-IV - spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Materials
259132	2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:20/25) Pretesting	Other-Student Survey FG Materials	New
258455	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2022-2023 Next-generation Usability Study Revision	Other-Protocols and Questionnaires	New
258399	2023 School Pulse Panel Follow-up Operations Study Revision	Other-Survey Instrument	New
258149	2023 School Pulse Panel Follow-up Operations Study	Other-Survey Insturment	New
257642	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2023 eNAEP Field Test Studies Revision #2	Other-Appendix A Field Test	New
257311	2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing - Revised	Other-Spanish Materials I-IV	New
257055	2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Pretesting - Institution Usability Testing	Other-NPSAS Usability Testing	New
256990	National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Oral Reading Fluency 2023 Pretest Study	Other-Volume II Protocols	New
256709	2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing	Other-Spanish Materials	New
256589	High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-up Field Test Cognitive Testing	Other-Cognitive Tests	New
256462	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2022-2023 Next-generation Usability Study	Other-Communication Materials	New
256201	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026 Operational Mathematics, Reading, and Survey Questionnaire Studies Materials Revision	Form and Instruction	New	Volume II - Protocols
255746	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2022-2023 Next-generation Usability Study and 2023 Student Platform Pretesting	Other-Next Gen Usability Study and eNAEP Student Platform	New
255343	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) National Indian Education Study (NIES) 2024 Cognitive Labs	Other-Volume II Protocols	New
254777	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2023 eNAEP Field Trial and Field Test Studies Revision #1	Other-Volume II Protocols	New
254558	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026 Operational Mathematics, Reading, and Survey Questionnaire Studies Puerto Rico Materials Revision	Other-Reading Math and Survey Items	New
254411	Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) List of Programs Regularly Assigned to -99 Codes in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Collection	Other-Classification of Instructional Program List	New
254410	2023-24 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Respondent Portal Usability Testing and Focus Groups Revision	Other-Pretesting Screener and Protocols	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0803	ICR Reference No: 202202-1850-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201903-1850-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: ED-2022-SCC-0028
Title: NCES System Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies 2022-2025
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: 06/24/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/07/2022
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2022
Responses	600,000	0	600,000
Time Burden (Hours)	240,000	0	240,000
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 of 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:
	87 FR 12144	03/03/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 27992	05/10/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 45

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:20/25) Pretesting
2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:20/25) Pretesting
2023 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing
2023 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing Revision
2023 School Pulse Panel Follow-up Operations Study
2023 School Pulse Panel Follow-up Operations Study Revision
2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Pretesting - Institution Usability Testing
2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Pretesting - Sample Member Focus Groups
2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Pretesting Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Revision - Adjustments to Recruiting	N/A, N/A	Attachments I-IV - spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Materials ,   Attachment V - Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing Materials (ENG)
2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing
2023-24 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:24) Spanish Survey Cognitive Testing - Revised
2023-24 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Respondent Portal Usability Testing and Focus Groups Revision
2023-24 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing
2024 National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS:24) Debriefing Study of Certificate Seeded Sample	N/A, N/A	NTEWS 2024 Debriefing Study Interview Protocol ,   NTEWS 2024 Full Instrument
2024-25 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Teacher Follow Up Survey Cognitive Testing
2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	N/A, N/A, N/A	Volume II 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Interview Protocol v359 ,   Attachment 1 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Comms Screener Consent v359 ,   Attachment 2 2024-25 SPP Cognitive and Usability Testing Survey Questions v359
2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing	N/A, N/A, N/A	N/A ,   N/A ,   N/A
2024-25 School Pulse Panel Cognitive/Usability Testing
2026 National Household Education Survey (NHES 2026) English and Spanish Cognitive Interviews
2026 National Household Education Survey (NHES 2026) English and Spanish Cognitive Interviews Revision	N/A, N/A	NHES 2026 SOGI Cognitive Interviews Revision ,   NHES 2026 SOGI Cog Labs Web Instrument
2026-27 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Cognitive/Usability Testing	NA	Interview Protocols
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) List of Programs Regularly Assigned to -99 Codes in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Data Collection
High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-up Field Test Cognitive Testing
High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-up Full-scale Qualitative Testing	N/A	HSB 2022 F1FS Cognitive Testing
NAEP 2024 Mathematics Socioculturally Responsive Assessments (SCRA) Large-Scale Study
NAEP 2024 Mathematics Socioculturally Responsive Assessments (SCRA) Large-Scale Study Change Request
NAEP 2025 Field Test
NAEP 2028 Operational Mathematics, Reading, and Survey Questionnaire Studies	N/A, N/A	NAEP 2028 Reading Math and Surveys Item Studies Volume II ,   NAEP 2028 Reading Math and Surveys Items Studies Appendices
NAEP Survey Assessments Innovations Lab (SAIL) Dynamic Assessments Classroom Study
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Oral Reading Fluency 2023 Pretest Study
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2022-2023 Next-generation Usability Study
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2022-2023 Next-generation Usability Study Revision
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2022-2023 Next-generation Usability Study and 2023 Student Platform Pretesting
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2023 eNAEP Field Test Studies Revision #2
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2023 eNAEP Field Trial and Field Test Studies Revision #1
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 School-Based Equipment Proof of Concept (PoC)
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 School-Based Equipment Proof of Concept (PoC) Change Request #1
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 School-Based Equipment Proof of Concept (PoC) Change Request #2	N/A	NAEP 2024 SBE PoC CR2 Appendix B
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Field Test Change Request #1
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Field Test Change Request #2	-, -	- ,   -
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Usability Studies	-, -, -, -, -	- ,   - ,   - ,   - ,   -
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026 Operational Mathematics, Reading, and Survey Questionnaire Studies Materials Revision	N/A	Volume II - Protocols
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2026 Operational Mathematics, Reading, and Survey Questionnaire Studies Puerto Rico Materials Revision
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) National Indian Education Study (NIES) 2024 Cognitive Labs
Next-generation Usability Study and NAEP 2024 Student Platform Pretesting

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	600,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	240,000	240,000	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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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

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.     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? No

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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: 06/07/2022

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