[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 12690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04903]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0157]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; The 
Impact of Professional Development in Fractions for Fourth Grade

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-
0157 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Sandra Garcia, 202-219-1597.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: The Impact of Professional Development in 
Fractions for Fourth Grade.
    OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,923.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 595.
    Abstract: OMB clearance is requested for a randomized control trial 
study of the impact of professional development in fractions for fourth 
grade teachers on student achievement and teacher knowledge in 84 
elementary schools from Georgia and South Carolina for one academic 
year. Schools below the state median on the respective state assessment 
will be recruited. Random assignment will be conducted at the school-
level. Teachers in the treatment schools will participate in 8 three-
hour training sessions during the Fall semester with additional 
homework lessons. Teachers in control schools will receive business-as-
usual professional development. Teachers will participate in the 
following data collection activities: consent and demographic form, 
teacher knowledge measure of fractions (pre- and post-test), and 9 
monthly professional development surveys. Grade 4 students will be 
assessed with a fractions measure. REL Southeast will conduct the 
study. This OMB clearance request is to collect data from approximately 
252 teachers.

    Dated: February 28, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-04903 Filed 3-5-14; 8:45 am]
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