83 FR 63848 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021) Field Test Recruitment
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-26859 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 63848] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-26859] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0131] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021) Field Test Recruitment 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 reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 11, 2019. 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-2018-ICCD- 0131. 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, 550 12th Street, SW PCP, Room 9086, Washington, DC 20202-0023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-502-7411 or email [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: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021) Field Test Recruitment. OMB Control Number: 1850-0645. Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individual or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,515. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 295. Abstract: The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international assessment of fourth-grade students' achievement in reading. PIRLS reports on four benchmarks in reading achievement at grade 4 and on a variety of issues related to the education context for the students in the sample, including instructional practices, school resources, curriculum implementation, and learning supports outside of school. Since its inception in 2001, PIRLS has continued to assess students every 5 years (2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016), with the next PIRLS assessment, PIRLS 2021, being the fifth iteration of the study. Participation in this study by the United States at regular intervals provides data on student achievement and on current and past education policies and a comparison of U.S. education policies and student performance with those of the U.S. international counterparts. In PIRLS 2016, 58 education systems participated. The United States will participate in PIRLS 2021 to continue to monitor the progress of its students compared to that of other nations and to provide data on factors that may influence student achievement. PIRLS is coordinated 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, the assessment instrument, and background questionnaires. The IEA decides and agrees upon a common set of standards and procedures for collecting and reporting PIRLS data, and defines the studies' timeline, all of which must be followed by all participating countries. As a result, PIRLS is able to provide a reliable and comparable measure of student skills in participating countries. In the U.S., the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) conducts this study. In preparation for the PIRLS 2021 main study, all countries are asked to implement a field test in 2020. The purpose of the PIRLS field test is 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. Data collection for the field test in the U.S. will occur from March through April 2020 and for the main study from March through June 2021. This submission describes the overarching plan for all phases of the data collection, including the 2021 main study and requests approval for all activities, materials, and response burden related to the field test recruitment, scheduled to begin in May 2019. Dated: December 7, 2018. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2018-26859 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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text or Adobe Portable Document FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 2011, and 2016), with the next PIRLS
Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must specific questions related to collection assessment, PIRLS 2021, being the fifth
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is activities, please contact Kashka iteration of the study. Participation in
available free at the site. Kubzdela, 202–502–7411 or email this study by the United States at
You may also access documents of the NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. regular intervals provides data on
Department published in the Federal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The student achievement and on current and
Register by using the article search Department of Education (ED), in past education policies and a
feature at: www.federalregister.gov. accordance with the Paperwork comparison of U.S. education policies
Specifically, through the advanced Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. and student performance with those of
search feature at this site, you can limit 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general the U.S. international counterparts. In
your search to documents published by public and Federal agencies with an PIRLS 2016, 58 education systems
the Department. opportunity to comment on proposed, participated. The United States will
Diane Auer Jones, revised, and continuing collections of participate in PIRLS 2021 to continue to
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated
information. This helps the Department monitor the progress of its students
to Perform the Duties of the Under Secretary assess the impact of its information compared to that of other nations and to
and Assistant Secretary for the Office of collection requirements and minimize provide data on factors that may
Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of the public’s reporting burden. It also influence student achievement. PIRLS is
Education. helps the public understand the
coordinated by the International
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Association for the Evaluation of
BILLING CODE P requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is Educational Achievement (IEA), an
soliciting comments on the proposed international collective of research
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that organizations and government agencies
is described below. The Department of that create the assessment framework,
[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0131] Education is especially interested in the assessment instrument, and
public comment addressing the background questionnaires. The IEA
Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection decides and agrees upon a common set
Activities; Comment Request; necessary to the proper functions of the of standards and procedures for
Progress in International Reading Department; (2) will this information be collecting and reporting PIRLS data, and
Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021) Field Test processed and used in a timely manner; defines the studies’ timeline, all of
Recruitment (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; which must be followed by all
(4) how might the Department enhance participating countries. As a result,
AGENCY: National Center for Education
the quality, utility, and clarity of the PIRLS is able to provide a reliable and
Statistics (NCES), Department of
information to be collected; and (5) how comparable measure of student skills in
Education (ED).
might the Department minimize the participating countries. In the U.S., the
ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the National Center for Education Statistics
SUMMARY: In accordance with the respondents, including through the use (NCES) conducts this study. In
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is of information technology. Please note preparation for the PIRLS 2021 main
proposing a reinstatement of a that written comments received in study, all countries are asked to
previously approved information response to this notice will be implement a field test in 2020. The
collection. considered public records. purpose of the PIRLS field test is to
Title of Collection: Progress in evaluate new assessment items and
DATES: Interested persons are invited to International Reading Literacy Study
submit comments on or before February background questions, to ensure
(PIRLS 2021) Field Test Recruitment.
11, 2019. practices that promote low exclusion
OMB Control Number: 1850–0645.
rates, and to ensure that classroom and
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
documents related to the information previously approved information student sampling procedures proposed
collection listed in this notice, please collection. for the main study are successful. Data
use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public: collection for the field test in the U.S.
searching the Docket ID number ED– Individual or Households. will occur from March through April
2018–ICCD–0131. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual 2020 and for the main study from March
in response to this notice should be Responses: 1,515. through June 2021. This submission
submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual describes the overarching plan for all
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Burden Hours: 295. phases of the data collection, including
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: The Progress in the 2021 main study and requests
Docket ID number or via postal mail, International Reading Literacy Study approval for all activities, materials, and
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. (PIRLS) is an international assessment response burden related to the field test
Please note that comments submitted by of fourth-grade students’ achievement in recruitment, scheduled to begin in May
fax or email and those submitted after reading. PIRLS reports on four 2019.
the comment period will not be benchmarks in reading achievement at Dated: December 7, 2018.
accepted. Written requests for grade 4 and on a variety of issues related
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information or comments submitted by to the education context for the students Kate Mullan,
postal mail or delivery should be in the sample, including instructional Acting Director, Information Collection
addressed to the Director of the practices, school resources, curriculum Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Information Collection Clearance implementation, and learning supports Officer, Office of Management.
Division, U.S. Department of Education, outside of school. Since its inception in [FR Doc. 2018–26859 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am]
550 12th Street, SW PCP, Room 9086, 2001, PIRLS has continued to assess BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Washington, DC 20202–0023. students every 5 years (2001, 2006,
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| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 11, 2019. | |
| Contact | For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-502-7411 or email [email protected] | |
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