International Computer and
Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2023) Main Study Sampling,
Recruitment, and Data Collection
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
01/19/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
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The International Computer and
Information Literacy Study (ICILS) is a computer-based
international assessment of eighth-grade students’ computer and
information literacy (CIL) skills. ICILS was first administered
internationally in 2013 in 21 education systems and again in 2018,
when the United States participated for the first time. Our
participation in this study has provided data on students’ skills
and experience using technology to investigate, create, and
communicate, and provided a comparison of U.S. student performance
and technology access and use with those of the international
peers. The next administration of ICILS will be in 2023. The 2023
study will allow the U.S. to begin monitoring the progress of its
students compared to that of other nations and to provide data on
factors that may influence student computer and information
literacy skills. The data collected through ICILS will provide
valuable information with which to understand the nature and extent
of the “digital divide” and has the potential to inform
understanding of the relationship between technology skills and
experience and student performance in other core subject areas.
ICILS is conducted by the International Association for the
Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), an international
collective of research organizations and government agencies that
create the assessment framework, assessment, and background
questionnaires. The IEA decides and agrees upon a common set of
standards and procedures for collecting and reporting ICILS data,
and defines the study timeline, all of which must be followed by
all participating countries. As a result, ICILS is able to provide
a reliable and comparable measure of student skills in
participating countries. In the U.S., the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) conducts this study and works with the
IEA and RTI International to ensure proper implementation of the
study and adoption of practices in adherence to the IEA’s
standards. Participation in ICILS will allow NCES to meet its
mandate of acquiring and disseminating data on educational
activities and student achievement in the United States compared
with foreign nations [The Educational Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(ESRA 2002) 20 U.S.C. §9543]. In preparation for the ICILS 2023
main study, all countries are asked to implement a field test
between March 1 and April 15, 2022. The purpose of the ICILS field
test is to evaluate new assessment items and background questions,
to ensure practices that promote low exclusion rates, and to ensure
that classroom and student sampling procedures proposed for the
main study are successful. In October 2021 NCES submitted and OMB
approved a separate package for the ICILS 2023 Pilot Field Test
(OMB# 1850-0803 v.304). The U.S. ICILS main study will be conducted
from March through May 2023 and will involve a
nationally-representative sample of at least 3,000 eighth-grade
students from a minimum of 150 schools. This request is to conduct
the ICILS 2023 main study data recruitment and collection. The
materials to be used in the main study are based upon those that
were proposed most recently in October 2021. This submission
describes the overarching plan for all phases of the data
collection for the 2023 main study.
US Code:
20
USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
The previous package describes
ICILS 2018, including the field test. This reinstatement describes
ICILS 2023 and also excludes the ICILS 2023 Field Test, which is
fully described in OMB# 1850-0803 v. 304.
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.
ICILS 2023 Response to 60 day Public Comment.docx
International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2023) Main Study Sampling, Recruitment, and Data Collection