[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65527-65528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26917]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the
requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), we are providing opportunity for public comment
on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF
will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of
this collection for no longer than three years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by December 27,
2010 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send e-mail to
[email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday. You may obtain a copy of the data collection instruments and
instructions from Ms. Plimpton.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Revitalizing Computing Pathways (CPATH) in
Undergraduate Education Program Evaluation.
OMB Number: 3145-0211.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2013.
Title of collection: Revitalizing Computing Pathways (CPATH) in
Undergraduate Education Program Evaluation.
Type of request: Revised Clearance.
Abstract: The CPATH program was established by the National Science
Foundation's Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
division with a vision towards preparing a U.S. workforce with the
computing competencies and skills imperative to the Nation's health,
security, and prosperity in the 21st century. This workforce includes a
cadre of computing professionals prepared to contribute to sustained
U.S. leadership in computing in a wide range of application domains and
career fields, and a broader professional workforce with knowledge and
understanding of critical computing concepts, methodologies, and
techniques. To achieve this vision, CISE/CPATH is calling for colleges
and universities to work together and with other stakeholders
(industry, professional societies, and other types of organizations) to
formulate and implement plans to revitalize undergraduate computing
education in the United States. The full engagement of faculty and
other individuals in CISE disciplines will be critical to success.
Successful CPATH projects will be systemic in nature, address a broad
range of issues, and have significant potential to contribute to the
transformation and revitalization of undergraduate computing education
on a national scale. The qualitative data collection of this program
evaluation will document CPATH program strategies utilized in infusing
computational thinking across different contexts and disciplines,
examine the development of communities of practitioners and the
dissemination of best practices around computational thinking, and
analyze preliminary evidence for how the CPATH program is preparing
students for career options in the STEM workforce. Five overarching
evaluation questions will guide this program evaluation: (1) How is the
CPATH program infusing computational thinking into a wide range of
disciplines serving undergraduate education? (2) What is the evidence
that university and community college departments and faculty are
integrating computational thinking into their courses? (3) How are
undergraduate students benefiting from participating in CPATH projects?
(4) What is the evidence that the CPATH program is developing
communities of practitioners that regularly share best practices across
different contexts and disciplinary boundaries? (5) How is the CPATH
program promoting sustainable multi-sector partnerships that represent
a broad range of stakeholders (e.g., industry, higher education, K12)
and contribute to workforce development that supports continued U.S.
leadership in innovation? Answers to these questions are currently
obtained using mixed evaluation methods including document analyses,
site visit interviews, and telephone interviews with selected CPATH
grant participants including principal investigators, staff, faculty,
administrators, students, and external partners. This revision of the
existing data collection activities will now include new protocols for
interviewing faculty via phone, project evaluators, as well as edits to
the previous protocols. Participation in CPATH program evaluation
activities is a mandatory requirement for all CPATH awardees in
accordance with the America Competes Act, H.R. 2272, and implementing
directives.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1 hour per response.
Respondents: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Responses per Form: 400.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 400 hours (400
respondents at 1 hour per response)
Frequency of Response: One time.
Comments: Comments are invited on (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the NSF, including whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the NSF's estimate of the
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burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Dated: October 20, 2010.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2010-26917 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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