The National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) requests OMB approval to conduct teacher list
collection and district recruitment for the Fast Response Survey
System (FRSS) 109 survey on teachers’ use of technology for school
and homework assignments in public schools. NCES is conducting this
FRSS survey as part of the IES response to the request in the Every
Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA, 20 U.S.C. §6301 et seq.) to
provide information about the educational impact of access to
digital learning resources (DLRs) outside of the classroom. The
expanding use of technology affects the lives of students both
inside and outside the classroom. For this reason, the role of
technology in education is an increasingly important area of
research. While access to technology can provide valuable learning
opportunities to students, technology by itself does not guarantee
successful outcomes. Schools and teachers play an important role in
successfully integrating technology into teaching and learning.
Findings from the FRSS 109 study will provide insight on the types
and availability of DLRs outside of the classroom, and will
contribute to IES legislatively mandated report on the educational
impact of access to DLRs outside the classroom. To provide the
needed data, FRSS 109 will collect nationally representative data
from public school teachers about their use of DLRs for teaching,
and how their knowledge and beliefs about their students’ access to
DLRs outside the classroom affect the assignments they give. The
survey will focus on information that can best be provided by
teachers from their perspective and direct interaction with
students. FRSS 109 will provide national statistics on: (1)
Teachers’ knowledge and beliefs about students’ access to
technology for doing school assignments outside of school; (2)
Barriers and challenges teachers believe their students face in
using technology for class assignments outside of school; and (3)
Computers that the district or school may make available to
students for use outside of class time. This request is for FRSS
109 preliminary activities, including securing research approval
from special contact school districts beginning in April 2018 and
obtaining teacher lists from sampled schools beginning in August
2018.
US Code:
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USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
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.
FRSS 109 Response to 30-day Public Comment.docx
FRSS 109 Response to 30-day Public Comment Change Sheet.pdf
Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 109: Teachers' Use of Technology for School and Homework Assignments – Preliminary Activities