Student Grade Interchange - v2.1
- Ian Christopher
- Becky McKnight
This interchange defines grades for a grading period or group of grading periods. Grades are defined for groups of grading periods in the case where the grade is cumulative over a semester or academic year (also referred to as "final grades").
Like all standard Ed-Fi interchanges, this schema references the Ed-Fi Core XSD and can be extended using the Ed-Fi Extensions Framework. See the XML Design & Implementation Guidelines for more information.
Use Cases
The Student Grade Interchange can be used to:
- Exchange a student's full or partial academic record or transcript.
- Exchange interim, grading period, semester, or final report card data.
- Exchange grades.
- Exchange students' graduation information.
Model Details
The following figure shows a logical view of the Student Grade Interchange schema:
Entities
The following table describes the primary entities of which the Student Grade Interchange is composed.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ReportCard | This educational entity represents the collection of student grades for courses taken during a grading period. |
| Grade | This educational entity represents an overall score or assessment tied to a course over a period of time (i.e., the grading period). Student grades are usually a compilation of marks and other scores. |
| CompetencyObjective | This entity holds additional competencies for student achievement that are not associated with specific learning objectives (e.g., paying attention in class). |
| LearningObjective | This entity represents identified learning objectives for courses in specific grades. |
| StudentCompetencyObjective | This entity represents the competency assessed or evaluated for the student against a specific learning objective. |
| StudentLearningObjective | This entity represents the competency assessed or evaluated for the student against a specific LearningObjective. |
Extended References
This interchange includes the following Extended References.
| Extended Reference Name | Description |
|---|---|
| EducationOrganizationReference (in CompetencyObjective) | Required. The EducationOrganization that defines the curriculum and courses offered - often the LEA or school. |
| EducationOrganizationReference (in ReportCard) | Required. Identifies the EducationOrganization that issued the ReportCard. |
| GradingPeriodReference (in Grade) | Required. Identifies the grading period for the Grade. |
| GradingPeriodReference (in ReportCard) | Required. Identifies the grading period for this report card. |
| GradingPeriodReference (in StudentCompetencyObjective) | Required. Relates the CompetencyObjective to a grading period. |
| GradingPeriodReference (in StudentLearningObjective) | Required. Relates the LearningObjective to a grading period. |
| LearningStandardReference (in LearningObjective) | Optional. LearningStandard(s) included in this objective. |
| MandatingEducationOrganizationReference (in LearningObjective) | Optional. Optionally relates the entity mandating the use of the content standard. |
| StudentProgramAssociationReference (in StudentCompetencyObjective) | Optional. Relates the Student and Program associated with the CompetencyObjective. |
| StudentProgramAssociationReference (in StudentLearningObjective) | Optional. Relates the Student and Program associated with the LearningObjective. |
| StudentReference (in ReportCard) | Required. Identifies the student that is associated with the ReportCard. |
| StudentReference (in StudentCompetencyObjective) | Required. Relates the student associated with the CompetencyObjective. |
| StudentReference (in StudentLearningObjective) | Required. Relates the Student associated with the LearningObjective. |
| StudentSectionAssociationReference (in Grade) | Required. Relates the student and Section associated with the Grade. |
| StudentSectionAssociationReference (in StudentCompetencyObjective) | Optional. Relates the Student and Section associated with the CompetencyObjective. |
| StudentSectionAssociationReference (in StudentLearningObjective) | Optional. Relates the Student and Section associated with the LearningObjective. |
Descriptor Dependencies
This interchange references the following Ed-Fi Descriptors, thus requiring them to have been defined using the Descriptors interchange prior to this interchange. For more information on the Ed-Fi Descriptor Pattern, see the XML Design & Implementation Guidelines.
| Descriptor Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AcademicSubjectDescriptor | Required. This descriptor holds the description of the content or subject area (e.g., arts, mathematics, reading, stenography, or a foreign language). |
| CompetencyLevelDescriptor | Required. This descriptor defines various levels for assessed competencies. |
| GradeLevelDescriptor | Required. This descriptor defines the set of grade levels. The map to known Ed-Fi enumeration values is required. |
The following link is a ZIP archive containing the XSD for the Student Grade Interchange v2.1 along with the Ed-Fi Core XSD and a Sample XML Data File:
Interchange-StudentGrade-Bundle.zip
A ZIP archive containing all v2.1 Ed-Fi Standard Interchange Schema can be found in the Download Directory.