As requested, OMB approves only the panel maintenance activities scheduled for 2013 at this time. After NCES finalizes its plans for incorporating responsive/adaptive design elements into the main data collections plans, it will submit those plans to OMB. If those details do not change substantially from those already presented for public comment, NCES may submit the new plans without further public comment.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2016
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2015
34,184
0
45,159
9,975
0
24,672
0
0
0
The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of more than 20,000 9th graders in 944 schools who will be followed through their secondary and postsecondary years. The main study students were re-surveyed in 2012 when most were high school 11th graders. The study focuses on understanding students trajectories from the beginning of high school into postsecondary education or the workforce and beyond. What students decide to pursue when, why, and how are crucial questions for HSLS:09, especially, but not solely, in regards to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses, majors, and careers. This study includes a new student assessment in algebraic skills, reasoning, and problem solving and, like past studies, will survey students, their parents, school administrators, school counselors, and teachers. Students will be administered a questionnaire and an assessment instrument. This submission will ask for the clearance for the update of HSLS:2009 high school students who were in 9th grade in the base year (June 2013-October 2013), collection of their high school transcripts (September 2013 January 2014), and 2nd follow-up sample panel maintenance.
US Code:
20 USC 9543
Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act
The apparent decrease in respondent burden from that last approved is due to the fact that the last clearance included burden for both the First Follow-up Full Scale Collection (OMB# 1850-0852 v.9) and the HSLS:09 High School Transcript Collection and College Update Field Test and Second Follow-up Panel Maintenance (OMB# 1850-0852 v.10), while this request only includes burden for the HSLS:09 2013 Update and Transcript Main Study and Panel Maintenance.
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:
(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;
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.
HSLS-09 HS Transcript and 2013 Update FS Response to Passback.docx
30D_FRN_1850-0852.pdf
HSLS:09 High School Transcript