[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15556-15557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04408]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0036]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2025 Long-
Term Trend (LTT)
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 revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 3, 2024.
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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.
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: National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2025 Long-Term Trend (LTT).
OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61,360.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21,536.
Abstract: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP),
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is a
federally authorized survey of student achievement at grades 4, 8, and
12 in various subject areas, such as mathematics, reading, writing,
science, U.S. history, civics, geography, economics, technology and
engineering literacy (TEL), and the arts. The National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L. 107-279 Title III,
section 303) requires the assessment to collect data on specified
student groups and characteristics, including information organized by
race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and limited
English proficiency. It requires fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the collection of background,
noncognitive, or descriptive information that is related to academic
achievement and aids in fair reporting of results. The intent of the
law is to provide representative sample data on student achievement for
the nation, the states, and subpopulations of students and to monitor
progress over time. NAEP consists of two assessment programs: the NAEP
long-term trend (LTT) assessment and the main NAEP assessment. The LTT
assessments are given at the national level only and are administered
to students at ages 9, 13, and 17 in a manner that is very different
from that used for the main NAEP assessments. LTT reports mathematics
and reading results that present trend data since the 1970s. In
addition to the operational assessments, NAEP uses two other kinds of
assessment activities: pilot assessments and special studies. Pilot
assessments test items and procedures for future administrations of
NAEP, while special studies (including the National Indian Education
Study (NIES), the Middle School Transcript Study (MSTS), and the High
School Transcript Study (HSTS)) are opportunities for NAEP to
investigate particular aspects of the assessment without impacting the
reporting of the NAEP results. The initial request for clearance of
NAEP 2024 received OMB approval in April 2023 (OMB #1850-0928 v.28).
Amendment #1 to the NAEP 2024 clearance package received OMB approval
in June 2023 (OMB #1850-0928 v.29). Since that packages submission for
public comment and OMB approval, changes have occurred to the scope of
the 2024 NAEP administration, including the addition of: (1) Addition
of Reading Router Pilot for grades 4 and 8, increasing costs, (2)
Addition of School and District Technology Coordinator roles and SBE
survey completion, increasing burden hours, (3) Addition of protocols
for the health and safety of field staff, increasing costs, (4)
Reduction in SQ burden time for students, teachers and schools since
COVID-19 learning recovery items are no longer adding additional time
to the SQs; rather, other items were dropped to accommodate these
items, reducing burden hours; and (5) Addition of Field Trial for
grades, 4, 8 and 12, increasing burden hours and costs. This revision
updates Part A and Part B detailing the changes to scope and references
to the communication materials and the amendment schedule, Appendix A,
Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D (added communication materials),
Appendix G, Appendix I, and Appendices J1, J2, J3, and J-S to include
the operational survey questionnaires (SQs), COVID-19 Learning Recovery
SQs, NIES SQs, and Pilot SQs.
Dated: February 27, 2024.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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