NLM ICR for NIH Fast Track Template Sis - Anatomy Physiology Portal Resources Survey

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB Control Number: 0925-0648)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:

NLM SIS Anatomy Physiology Portal Resources Survey

PURPOSE:

NLM’s Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) produces health information resources for special populations, including the population of K-12 students and teachers. As part of this information provision and outreach, SIS periodically assesses teachers’ needs for new resources and resource topics of interest. At several recent science teacher conferences, a number of attendees spontaneously approached SIS stuff, asking for a high quality anatomy and physiology portal. The purpose of this assessment is to validate this request with a larger, more diverse, less-self-selected sample and understand desired characteristics of such a portal. If significant need is identify, SIS will develop a resource to support it.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Respondents will be middle and high school science teachers, recruited via education listserves and the social media.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

[ ] Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form [ ] Customer Satisfaction Survey

[ ] Usability Testing (e.g., Website or Software [ ] Small Discussion Group

[ ] Focus Group [x] Other: user needs survey

CERTIFICATION:

I certify the following to be true:

1. The collection is voluntary.

2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.

3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

4. The results are not intended to be disseminated to the public.

5. Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions.

6. The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the future.

Name: Alla Keselman

To assist review, please provide answers to the following question:

Personally Identifiable Information:

1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [x] No

2. If Yes, is the information that will be collected included in records that are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No

3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [ ] No _N/A

Gifts or Payments:

Is an incentive (e.g., money or reimbursement of expenses, token of appreciation) provided to participants? [ ] Yes [x] No

BURDEN HOURS

Category of Respondent	No. of Respondents	Participation Time	Burden
Private sector	300	5/60	25 hours
(not-for-profit)
Totals			25 hours

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $1,000.00

If you are conducting a focus group, survey, or plan to employ statistical methods, please provide answers to the following questions:

The selection of your targeted respondents

1. Do you have a customer list or something similar that defines the universe of potential respondents and do you have a sampling plan for selecting from this universe? [ ] Yes [x] No

If the answer is yes, please provide a description of both below (or attach the sampling plan)? If the answer is no, please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of respondents and how you will select them?

The total populations of interests for this survey are all middle and high school science teachers and junior college teachers in the US. While obtaining a random sample is not feasible, we expect to obtain a representative sample by recruiting via several listservs and the social media. One of the listservs is our own, consisting of teachers who sign up during conferences where we conduct outreach, as well as directly via our educational websites. We also plan to work with National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), asking them to distribute the survey to their members via their listservs. NABT has collaborated with SIS on a needs assessment in the past. We will also use SIS Facebook and Twitter accounts to promote the survey.

Administration of the Instrument

1. How will you collect the information? (Check all that apply)

[x] Web-based or other forms of Social Media

[ ] Telephone

[ ] In-person

[ ] Mail

[ ] Other, Explain

2. Will interviewers or facilitators be used? [ ] Yes [ x ] No

Supporting Materials:

Attachment 1_NLM SIS Anatomy Physiology Portal Resources Survey Instrument

Attachment 2_NLM SIS Anatomy Physiology Portal Resources Survey Instrument Screenshots

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