[Federal Register: July 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 138)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed
information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 17, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform
its statutory obligations. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that
notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to
submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information
collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of
review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)
Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5)
Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or
Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
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.
Dated: July 12, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: New.
Title: Assessment Accommodations for English Language Learners.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 3,667.
Burden Hours: 397.
Abstract: This study will examine the effect of a test
accommodation and its impact on the validity of assessments for English
language learners (ELLs). Specifically, it will examine the ways in
which linguistic modification affects students' ability to access
content (e.g. math) during testing. Linguistic modification is theory-
based process in which the language in test items, directions, and/or
response options are modified in ways that clarify and simplify the
text without simplifying or significantly altering the construct
tested. By comparing the effects of linguistic modification on the
performance of ELL students with that of English language proficient
general education students without disabilities (non-ELL/non-SD), this
study aims to increase understanding of the effects of an
accommodation--one that holds promise as a means of decreasing the
achievement gap between non-ELL/non-SD and ELL students--on construct
validity, differential validity, and incremental validity of
achievement test scores. While the initial phase of this study focuses
on instrument refinement and validation, the second phase uses
experimental design to examine the effectiveness of this accommodation
for
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ELLs on tests of mathematics achievement.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3412. When
you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also
be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-245-
6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection
when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. E7-13986 Filed 7-18-07; 8:45 am]
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