The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international assessment of 15-year-olds' knowledge, skills, and competencies primarily in three subject areas: science, reading, and mathematics literacy. PISA was first administered in 2000 and is conducted every three years. The sixth cycle of PISA, in 2015, will be administered in approximately 70 countries and jurisdictions. The United States has participated in all of the previous cycles and will participate in 2015 in order to track trends and to compare the performance of U.S. students with that in other education systems. As in 2006, in PISA 2015, science will be the major subject domain. PISA 2015 will also include computer-based assessments in reading, mathematics, collaborative problem solving, and financial literacy. In addition to these assessments, PISA 2015 will include questionnaires administered to the assessed students, as well as teachers and principals in their schools. This request is to conduct PISA main study data collection in the United States from October to November 2015.
US Code:
20 USC 9573
Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act
There is an overall increase in burden because the last approval was for the PISA 2015 field test and recruitment activities, while this clearance request is for the main study data collection, requiring a larger number of schools, students, school administrators, and teachers in the sample than was needed for the field test. Also, this request carries over the already approved burden associated with PISA 2015 main study recruitment, because the recruitment activities are scheduled to continue through September 2015.
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.
PISA 2015 Main Study Response to Passback.docx
PISA 2015 Main Study Change Sheet 2015-04-22.pdf
PISA 2015 Changes Between Field Test and Main Study.doc
Program for International Student Assessment 2015 (PISA:2015) Main Study