[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59142-59143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24905]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0077]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-18 (MGLS: 2017) 2016
Item Validation Field Test (IVFT) Data Collection
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 2, 2015.
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-2015-ICCD-
0077. 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 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela at (202) 502-7411
or by 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: Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-18
(MGLS:2017) 2016 Item Validation Field Test (IVFT) Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0911.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,091.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,506.
Abstract: The Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017-2018
(MGLS:2017) is the first study sponsored by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences
(IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), to follow a nationally-
representative sample of students as they enter and move through the
middle grades (grades 6-8). The data collected through repeated
measures of key constructs will provide a rich descriptive picture of
the academic experiences and development of students during these
critical years and will allow researchers to examine associations
between contextual factors and student outcomes. The study will focus
on student achievement in mathematics and literacy along with measures
of student socioemotional wellbeing and other outcomes. The study will
also include a special sample of students with different types of
disabilities that will provide descriptive information on their
outcomes, educational experiences, and special education services.
Baseline data for the MGLS:2017 will be collected from a nationally-
representative sample of 6th grade students beginning in January 2018,
with annual follow-ups planned for winters of the 2018-19 and 2019-20
school years, when most of the students in the sample will be in grades
7 and 8,
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respectively. This request is to conduct the Item Validation Field Test
(IVFT) data collection for the MGLS:2017 from January through June
2016. The primary purpose of the IVFT is to determine the psychometric
properties of items and the predictive potential of assessment and
survey items so that valid, reliable, and useful assessment and survey
instruments can be composed for the main study. The IVFT will inform
the materials and procedures for the Operational Field Test that will
begin in January 2017 and the subsequent national base year and follow-
up data collections.
Dated: September 28, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-24905 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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