NAEP ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS VALIDATION STUDY

OMB Control No: 1850-0712	ICR Reference No: 199502-1850-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NAEP ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS VALIDATION STUDY
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Expedited
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/21/1995
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/24/1995
Terms of Clearance: Approved as amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 3/16/95, 3/20/95, and 3/21/95. In addition, ED has agreed to meet the following conditions to ensure that the study has practical utility: -- This validation study is limited in scope to validating the expectations of teachers who were involved in the process of establishing achievement levels. No conclusions based only on findings from this study shall be reached as to whether the achivement levels represent expectations for student performance beyond those of the participating teachers. -- ED shall conduct additional studies to assess validation of the achievement levels, including a booklet classification study and a survey of NAEP consumers that will be submitted for PRA review. Clearance is conditional on completion of these studies as well, and all published reports and analyses resulting from these efforts will be based on a reasonable correlation across studies as to the validity of the levels. -- As ED has indicated, training for panelists on the booklet classification study will be procedural, and will not seek to direct panelists toward particular assumptions regarding the relationship of student performance to the achievement levels.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/1998	03/31/1998
Responses	3,596	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	6,726	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A VALIDATION RESEARCH STUDY FOR ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS IN GEOGRAPHY AND U.S. HISTORY USED IN THE 1994 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRESS. APPROXIMATELY 3500 EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, THEIR HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS, AND THEIR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS STUDY.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name NAEP ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS VALIDATION STUDY

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	3,596	0	0	3,596	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,726	0	0	6,726	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 02/24/1995

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