The Baccalaureate and Beyond
Longitudinal Study (B&B), conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), part of the U.S. Department of
Education, examines students’ education and work experiences after
they complete a bachelor’s degree, with a special emphasis on the
experiences of school teachers. The B&B-eligible cohort is
initially identified in the National Postsecondary Study Aid Study
(NPSAS). The first cohort (B&B:93) was identified in NPSAS:93,
and consisted of students who received their bachelor’s degree in
the 1992–93 academic year. The second cohort (B&B:2000) was
selected from the NPSAS:2000, and the third cohort (B&B:08) was
selected from NPSAS:2008, which became the base year for follow-up
interviews in 2009 and 2012. The B&B:08/18 data collection will
be the third and final follow-up for the third cohort of the
B&B series (OMB# 1850-0729). The fourth cohort of baccalaureate
recipients (B&B:16/17), identified in NPSAS:2016, is entering
full-scale data collection in 2017 (OMB# 1850-0926). This request
is to conduct the B&B:08/18 field test in 2017, which will
collect data from B&B:08 sample members after they were first
surveyed 10 years earlier. The B&B:08/18 field test includes
several data collection experiments and will inform the materials
and procedures for the full-scale B&B:08/18 to be conducted in
2018.
This is a reinstatement of a
previously approved collection. The average estimated time to
complete the student survey is 45 minutes, about 10 minutes higher
than in the B&B:08/12 field test, reflecting the fact that the
data to be collected in B&B:08/18 cover a 6-year span (as
opposed to a 3-year span in B&B:08/12).
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.
Appendix D B&B Cognitive Testing Report.docx
2008/18 Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B:08/18) Field Test