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Referring to the Ed-Fi UML models, the desired information is reflected in the Assessment, Enrollment, Graduation, Student Academic Record, and Student Identification and Demographics models, as shown in the next set of figures.
Student Assessment Model (click to enlarge)
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Table: Entities and Associations to Include in Interchange
Domain Required Information | Ed-Fi Entities and Associations |
Student identification and contact information | Student |
Standard NCLB demographics, omitting any details on disabilities | Student |
K–12 enrollment history indicating the various schools attended | StudentSchoolAssociation |
Academic record showing semester and final grades and credits earned for each secondary course taken | CourseTranscript |
Scores for the yearly state standardized tests (summary scores only) | StudentAssessment |
Yearly and final credits earned and grade point average (GPA) | StudentAcademicRecord |
Graduation plan and date graduated | StudentSchoolAssociation |
Step 5: Validate Extended Reference Types for External References.
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Table: Examine Reference Types
Ed-Fi Entities and Associations | References Internal to the Interchange | References External to the Interchange |
Student | <none> | <none> |
StudentSchoolAssociation | StudentReference | SchoolReference |
StudentAcademicRecord | StudentReference | <none> |
CourseTranscript | StudentReference | <none> |
ReportCard | StudentReference | <none> |
Grade | StudentSectionAssociationReference | GradingPeriodReference |
StudentSectionAssociation | StudentReference | <none> |
Section | CourseReference | SchoolReference |
Course | <none> | EducationOrganization Reference |
StudentAssessment | StudentReference | AssessmentReference |
Examining each of the external references results in the following conclusions:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- (c)2015 Ed-Fi Alliance, LLC. All Rights Reserved. --> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://ed-fi.org/02000220" targetNamespace="http://ed-fi.org/02000220" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified"> <xs:include schemaLocation="Ed-Fi-Core.xsd"/> <xs:element name="InterchangeHSGeneratedStudentTranscript"> <xs:complexType> <xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded"> <xs:element name="Student" type="Student"/> <xs:element name="StudentSchoolAssociation" type="StudentSchoolAssociation"/> <xs:element name="StudentAcademicRecord" type="StudentAcademicRecord"/> <xs:element name="CourseTranscript" type="CourseTranscript"/> <xs:element name="ReportCard" type="ReportCard"/> <xs:element name="Grade" type="Grade"/> <xs:element name="StudentSectionAssociation" type="StudentSectionAssociation"/> <xs:element name="Section" type="Section"/> <xs:element name="Course" type="Course"/> <xs:element name="StudentAssessment" type="StudentAssessment"/> <xs:element name="School" type="School"/> </xs:choice> </xs:complexType> </xs:element> </xs:schema> |
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