[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34490-34491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11432]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0095]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Evaluation of the REL Midwest Teaching Fractions Toolkit

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2023-SCC-0095. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will 
temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the 
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request 
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that 
comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. 
Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail 
or delivery should be addressed to the Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Felicia Sanders, (202) 245-6264.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
The Department 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: Evaluation of the REL Midwest Teaching 
Fractions Toolkit.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: New ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 206.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 187.
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is supporting the 
development and evaluation of a toolkit that supports the 
implementation of effective grade 6 fractions instruction based on the 
evidence-based recommendations in the Developing Effective Fractions 
Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade practice guide. The 
evaluation will rigorously test the efficacy of the toolkit in 
improving teacher self-efficacy and practices for fraction computation 
and rate and ratio instruction as well as student learning outcomes in 
grade 6 mathematics. The evaluation will use a blocked randomized 
controlled trial design in which schools within each district or within 
each block of similar schools will be randomly assigned to receive the 
toolkit. The evaluation will be conducted in 40 Illinois schools during 
the 2024/25 school year.
    The evaluation will focus on measuring the toolkit's impact on 
three key outcomes: teacher self-efficacy for fraction computation and 
rate and ratio instruction, classroom practice for fraction computation 
and rate and ratio instruction, and students' ability to solve fraction 
computation and rate and ratio problems.
    In addition to collecting data to measure teacher and student 
outcomes, the evaluation team will collect data to document the 
implementation of the

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toolkit in treatment schools and the service contrast between treatment 
and control schools and to describe the characteristics of 
participating schools, teachers, and students at baseline.
    The evaluation will produce a publicly available report that 
summarizes evaluation findings. The findings from the evaluation will 
inform further refinement of the toolkit, to be released to the public 
after the evaluation.

    Dated: May 24, 2023.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-11432 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
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