This submission
is approved as amended by ED's memoranda of 6 August 1996 and 9
August 1996, and under the following conditions, all of which have
been agreed upon by OMB and ED. 1) ED will provide OMB with a copy
of the student questionnaire and a complete description of the
survey methodology, as outlined in the memorandum of 9 August, no
later than 19 August 1996. In addition, ED must pilot the survey
questionnaire prior to its use in the field. 2) ED will include in
the instrument the OMB number, expiration date, and burden
statement. 3) The additional questions proposed by ED in item 9 of
the 6 August memorandum are to be added to the instrument. 4)
Regarding item 15 of the 6 August memorandum, ED will address the
issue of high performance workers and workplaces in the text of
this section rather then in the guidelines. 5) Item 16 will not be
changed as written in the 6 August memorandum, but will appear as
three separate questions. Question 3 will now read: "Describe your
documentation process." 6) Regarding item 18 of the memorandum, ED
will change the research questions to more closely match the
instrument questions. 7) Regarding item 20, Guideline 1 will now
read: "Identify stakeholder organizations and recruit them to
represent their stakeholder group in some stage of piloting the
standards."
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/1999
08/31/1999
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The purpose of this evaluation is to
describe, analyze, compare, and evaluate the 16 skill standards
projects funded by the Business and Education Standards Projects.
The study is intended to inform the National Skill Standards Board,
authorized by the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, regarding
endorsement criteria for establishment of occupational clusters,
establishment of partnerships to create skill standards and
identification of areas regarding more research in the skill
standards arena. The study will also inform policymakers within the
Department of Education about what has been learned
from....
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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Descriptive, Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of the Business and Education Standards Projects