Graduation Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Graduation Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Entities, Extended References, and Descriptors

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Graduation Domain Entities

Name

Description

Name

Description

GraduationPlan

This entity is a plan outlining the required credits, credits by subject, credits by course, and other criteria required for graduation. A graduation plan may be one or more standard plans defined by an education organization and/or individual plans for some or all students.

PostSecondaryEvent

This entity captures significant postsecondary events during a student's high school tenure (e.g., FAFSA application or college application, acceptance, and enrollment) or during a student's enrollment at a post-secondary institution.

Extended References

Name

Description

Name

Description

EducationOrganization

This entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.

PostSecondaryInstitution

This entity represents an educational organization that provides programs for individuals who have completed or otherwise left educational programs in secondary school(s).

School

This entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.

Student

This entity represents an individual for whom instruction, services, and/or care are provided in an early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational program under the jurisdiction of a school, education agency or other institution or program. A student is a person who has been enrolled in a school or other educational institution.

StudentAcademicRecord

This educational entity represents the cumulative record of academic achievement for a student.

StudentSchoolAssociation

This association represents the School in which a student is enrolled. The semantics of enrollment may differ slightly by state. Non-enrollment relationships between a student and an education organization may be described using the StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation.

 

 

Graduation Domain Descriptors

Entity

Name

Description

Usage Classification*

EDFacts Mapping*

Commonly Used*

Commonly State-Defined*

Entity

Name

Description

Usage Classification*

EDFacts Mapping*

Commonly Used*

Commonly State-Defined*

GraduationPlan

AcademicSubject

The intended major subject area of the graduation requirement.

Local

 

 

 

AssessmentReportingMethod

The method that the administrator of the assessment uses to report the performance and achievement of all students. It may be a qualitative method such as performance level descriptors or a quantitative method such as a numerical grade or cut score. More than one type of reporting method may be used.

Local

 

 

 

CreditType

The type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course.

Flexible

 

 

 

GraduationPlanType

The type of academic plan the student is following for graduation: for example, Minimum, Recommended, Distinguished, or Standard.

Local

 

 

 

PerformanceLevel

The performance level(s) defined for the assessment.

Local

 

 

 

ResultDatatypeType

The datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.

Orthodox

 

 

 

WhenTakenGradeLevel

The grade level when the student is planned to take the course.

Orthodox

 

 

 

PostSecondaryEvent

PostSecondaryEventCategory

The PostSecondaryEvent that is logged (e.g., FAFSA application, college application, college acceptance).

Orthodox

 

 

 

* On these columns, please see the technical article Descriptor Guidance