82 FR 55356 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2018) Main Study
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-25196 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 55356] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25196] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0142] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2018) Main Study AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2017-ICCD- 0142. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those 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 Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 216-34, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]. 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: International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2018) Main Study. OMB Control Number: 1850-0929. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 15,842. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,451. Abstract: The International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) is a computer-based international assessment of eighth-grade students' computer and information literacy (CIL) skills that will provide a comparison of U.S. student performance and technology access and use with those of the international peers. ICILS collects data on eighth-grade students' abilities to collect, manage, evaluate, and share digital information; their understanding of issues related to the safe and responsible use of electronic information; on student access to, use of, and engagement with ICT at school and at home; school environments for teaching and learning CIL; and teacher practices and experiences with ICT. The data collected through ICILS will also provide information about the nature and extent of the possible ``digital divide'' and has the potential to inform understanding of the relationship between technology skills and experience and student performance in other core subject areas. ICILS is conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), an international collective of research organizations and government agencies that create the assessment framework, assessment, and background questionnaires. In the U.S., the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducts this study. In preparation for the ICILS 2018 main study, NCES conducted a field test from May through June 2017 to evaluate new assessment items and background questions, to ensure practices that promote low exclusion rates, and to ensure that classroom and student sampling procedures proposed for the main study are successful. Recruitment for the main study began in May of 2017. This request is to conduct the ICILS main study data collection in the United States from March through May 2018. Dated: November 16, 2017. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2017-25196 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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(English Language Acquisition, collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public:
Language Enhancement, and Academic use http://www.regulations.gov by Individuals or Households.
Achievement); and School Improvement searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
Grants (SIG). Quarterly progress checks, 2017–ICCD–0142. Comments submitted Responses: 15,842.
phone or in-person conversations every in response to this notice should be
three months of a fiscal year with State submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual
directors and coordinators, help ensure Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Burden Hours: 9,451.
that State Educational Agencies (SEAs) www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: The International Computer
are making progress toward increasing Docket ID number or via postal mail, and Information Literacy Study (ICILS)
student achievement and improving the commercial delivery, or hand delivery. is a computer-based international
quality of instruction for all students Please note that comments submitted by assessment of eighth-grade students’
through regular conversations about the fax or email and those submitted after computer and information literacy (CIL)
quality of SEA implementation of OSS the comment period will not be skills that will provide a comparison of
administered programs. The information accepted. Written requests for U.S. student performance and
shared with the OSS helps inform the information or comments submitted by technology access and use with those of
selection and delivery of technical postal mail or delivery should be the international peers. ICILS collects
assistance to SEAs and aligns structures, addressed to the Director of the data on eighth-grade students’ abilities
processes, and routines so the OSS can Information Collection Clearance
to collect, manage, evaluate, and share
regularly monitor the connection Division, U.S. Department of Education,
digital information; their understanding
between grant administration and 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
intended outcomes. Progress checks also 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. of issues related to the safe and
allow the OSS to proactively engage responsible use of electronic
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
with SEAs to identify any issues ahead information; on student access to, use
specific questions related to collection
of formal monitoring visits, decreasing of, and engagement with ICT at school
activities, please contact NCES
the need for enforcement actions and Information Collections at and at home; school environments for
minimizing burden for SEAs. ED will NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. teaching and learning CIL; and teacher
collect this data from the 53 grantees practices and experiences with ICT. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
that receive the grants listed above to data collected through ICILS will also
Department of Education (ED), in
inform its review of grantee accordance with the Paperwork provide information about the nature
implementation, outcomes, oversight, Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. and extent of the possible ‘‘digital
and accountability. In order to allow for 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general divide’’ and has the potential to inform
a comprehensive program review of public and Federal agencies with an understanding of the relationship
OSS grantees, we are requesting a three- opportunity to comment on proposed, between technology skills and
year clearance with this form. revised, and continuing collections of experience and student performance in
Dated: November 16, 2017. information. This helps the Department other core subject areas. ICILS is
Tomakie Washington, assess the impact of its information conducted by the International
Acting Director, Information Collection collection requirements and minimize Association for the Evaluation of
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy the public’s reporting burden. It also Educational Achievement (IEA), an
Officer, Office of Management. helps the public understand the international collective of research
[FR Doc. 2017–25199 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] Department’s information collection organizations and government agencies
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P requirements and provide the requested that create the assessment framework,
data in the desired format. ED is assessment, and background
soliciting comments on the proposed questionnaires. In the U.S., the National
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
is described below. The Department of conducts this study. In preparation for
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0142]
Education is especially interested in the ICILS 2018 main study, NCES
Agency Information Collection public comment addressing the conducted a field test from May through
Activities; Submission to the Office of following issues: (1) Is this collection June 2017 to evaluate new assessment
Management and Budget for Review necessary to the proper functions of the items and background questions, to
and Approval; Comment Request; Department; (2) will this information be ensure practices that promote low
International Computer and processed and used in a timely manner;
exclusion rates, and to ensure that
Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2018) (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
classroom and student sampling
Main Study (4) how might the Department enhance
procedures proposed for the main study
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
AGENCY: National Center for Education information to be collected; and (5) how are successful. Recruitment for the main
Statistics (NCES), Department of might the Department minimize the study began in May of 2017. This
Education (ED). burden of this collection on the request is to conduct the ICILS main
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use study data collection in the United
of information technology. Please note States from March through May 2018.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
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that written comments received in Dated: November 16, 2017.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be
proposing a revision of an existing Kate Mullan,
considered public records.
information collection. Acting Director, Information Collection
Title of Collection: International Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Computer and Information Literacy
submit comments on or before Officer, Office of Management.
Study (ICILS 2018) Main Study.
December 21, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–25196 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am]
OMB Control Number: 1850–0929.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A revision of an BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
documents related to the information existing information collection.
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 55356 |
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