[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 51791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16681]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
September 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: A new ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and 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 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: August 1, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-16681 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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