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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

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Program for International Student Assessments (PISA) 2012 Main Study Change Request

Agency/Subagency U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences		OMB Control Number 1850-0755 v.13
	Current Record	New Record
Agency form number(s)	NA	NA
Annual reporting and record keeping hour burden
Number of respondent	14,476	13,180
Total annual responses	15,744	14,381
Percent of these responses collected electronically	1.4%	1.4%
Total annual hours	8,888	8,194
Difference		-694
Explanation of difference		This request for OMB approval reflects a decrease in burden, because the last approval for the PISA 2012 main study contained an error.
Program change		0
Adjustment		-694
Annual reporting and record keeping cost burden (in thousands of dollars)
Total annualized capital/startup costs	NA	NA
Total annual costs (O&M)	NA	NA
Total annualized cost requested	NA	NA
Difference		NA
Explanation of difference
Program change		NA
Adjustment		NA
Other change** The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international assessment that focuses on 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading, mathematics, and science literacy. It was first implemented by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 2000 and has been administered every 3 years since. The PISA 2012 Main Study OMB clearance request was approved on July 30, 2011 (1850-0755 v.12). As in 2003, in PISA 2012, mathematics will be the major subject domain. The field test will also include computer-based assessments in reading, science, and general problem solving, and an assessment of financial literacy in a paper-and-pencil format. In addition to assessment data, PISA provides background information on school context and student demographics to benchmark performance and inform policy. School recruitment for the field test will begin in September 2011 with data collection beginning in September 2012.  This change request is to submit the final U.S. versions of the main study questionnaires, which have been approved by the PISA Governing Board and PISA international consortium; update burden estimates to correct an error in the previous table and to reflect that three states will participate in PISA to receive state-level estimates; and describe two minor changes to how the study is being carried out, per the international consortium.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:	Date: March 8, 2012	For OIRA Use _________________________________ _________________________________

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