[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74157-74158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23841]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0187]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; 2024 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS 2024) 
Main Study Revision

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 29, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, (202) 245-6347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: 2024 Teaching and Learning International 
Survey (TALIS 2024) Main Study Revision.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0888.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,820.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,347.
    Abstract: The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is 
an international survey of teachers and principals focusing on the 
working conditions of teachers and the teaching and learning practices 
in schools. The United States will administer TALIS for the third time 
in 2024, having participated in 2013 and 2018. TALIS 2024 is sponsored 
by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). 
TALIS is steered

[[Page 74158]]

by the TALIS Governing Board (TGB), comprising representatives from the 
OECD member countries, and implemented internationally by organizations 
contracted by the OECD (referred to as the International consortium). 
In the U.S., TALIS 2024 is conducted by the National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES) of the Institute of Education Sciences, 
U.S. Department of Education.
    TALIS 2024 is focused on teachers; professional environment, 
teaching conditions, and their impact on school and teacher 
effectiveness. TALIS 2024 will address teacher training and 
professional development, teacher appraisal, school climate, school 
leadership, instructional approaches, pedagogical practices, and 
teaching experience with and support for teaching diverse populations.
    OECD has scheduled the main study to occur in the Northern 
hemisphere from February through March 2024 and in the Southern 
hemisphere from June through August 2024. To prepare for the main 
study, several TALIS countries will conduct pilot studies in February 
2022; the U.S. will not participate. Countries will also conduct a 
field test in the first quarter of 2023, primarily to evaluate newly 
developed questionnaire items and school recruitment materials; the 
U.S. will participate in the field test. To meet the international data 
collection schedule for the field test, U.S. recruitment activities 
need to begin by August 2022 and U.S. questionnaires must be finalized 
by December 2022.
    TALIS 2024 includes the core TALIS teacher and principal surveys 
that are required for each participating country, as well as an 
optional Teacher Knowledge Survey (TKS). The TKS is intended to better 
understand the teacher pedagogical knowledge base at the national 
level. The U.S. is including the TKS in the upcoming TALIS 2024 field 
test and will evaluate these results to determine the feasibility of 
including TKS as part of the US Main Study.
    The previous submission (OMB #1850-0888 v.8) requested approval 
for: (1) recruitment and pre-survey activities for the 2023 field test 
sample; (2) administration of the field test; and (3) school 
recruitment and pre-survey activities for the 2024 main study sample. 
That package was approved in August 2022. This submission requests 
approval for the final international versions of the principal and 
teacher instruments approved for the TALIS 2024 Field Test. The final 
U.S. adaptations of the 2024 core TALIS and TKS field test 
questionnaires that will be administered in the TALIS 2024 U.S. Field 
Test will be submitted to OMB as a non-substantive change request in 
Winter 2022/23.

    Dated: October 24, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-23841 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P