Assessment Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Entities, Extended References, and Descriptors

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Assessment Domain Entities

Name	Description
Assessment	This entity represents a tool, instrument, process, or exhibition composed of a systematic sampling of behavior for measuring a student's competence, knowledge, skills, or behavior. An assessment can be used to measure differences in individuals or groups and changes in performance from one occasion to the next.
AssessmentItem	This entity represents one of many single measures that make up an assessment.
LearningObjective	Deprecated. Users of this element are advised to use LearningStandard instead. Expect removal of this element in a future release.
LearningStandard	A statement that describes a specific competency or academic standard.
LearningStandardEquivalenceAssociation	Indicates a directional association of equivalence from a source to a target learning standard.
ObjectiveAssessment	This entity represents subtests that assess specific learning objectives.
StudentAssessment	This entity represents the analysis or scoring of a student's response on an assessment. The analysis results in a value that represents a student's performance on a set of items on a test.

Extended References

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.
Program	This entity represents any program designed to work in conjunction with, or as a supplement to, the main academic program. Programs may provide instruction, training, services, or benefits through federal, state, or local agencies. Programs may also include organized extracurricular activities for students.
Section	This entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided, in-person or otherwise, to one or more students for a given period of time. A course offering may be offered to more than one section.
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.

Assessment Domain Descriptors
Entity Descriptor Description Usage Classification* EDFacts Mapping* Commonly Used* Commonly State-Defined*
Assessment AcademicSubject The description of the content or subject area (e.g., arts, mathematics, reading, stenography, or a foreign language) of an assessment. Local Yes Yes
AssessedGradeLevel The grade level(s) for which an assessment is designed. The semantics of null is assumed to mean that the assessment is not associated with any grade level. Orthodox Yes Yes
AssessmentCategory The category of an assessment based on format and content. For example: Achievement test, Advanced placement test, Alternate assessment/grade-level standards, Attitudinal test, Cognitive and perceptual skills test... Orthodox Yes Yes
AssessmentIdentificationSystem A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to an assessment. Orthodox

AssessmentPeriod The period of time in which an assessment is supposed to be administered (e.g., Beginning of Year, Middle of Year, End of Year). Local
Yes
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
Yes Yes
Language An indication of the languages in which the assessment is designed. Orthodox Yes Yes Yes
PerformanceLevel The performance level(s) defined for the assessment. Local Yes Yes
PlatformType The platforms with which the assessment may be delivered. Orthodox

PublicationStatus The publication status of the document (i.e., Adopted, Draft, Published, Deprecated, Unknown). Orthodox

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

Yes
AssessmentItem AssessmentItemCategory Category or type of the AssessmentItem. For example: Multiple choice, Analytic, Prose... Orthodox
Yes
LearningStandard

AcademicSubject Subject area for the LearningStandard. Local Yes Yes
GradeLevel The grade levels for the specific learning standard. Orthodox Yes Yes
LearningStandardCategory An additional classification of the type of a specific learning standard. Orthodox

LearningStandardScope Signals the scope of usage the standard. Does not necessarily relate the standard to the governing body. Orthodox

PublicationStatus The publication status of the document (i.e., Adopted, Draft, Published, Deprecated, Unknown). Orthodox

LearningStandardEquivalenceAssociation LearningStandardEquivalenceStrength A measure that indicates the strength or quality of the equivalence relationship. Orthodox

ObjectiveAssessment

AcademicSubject The subject area of the objective assessment. Local Yes Yes
AssessmentReportingMethod The method that the instructor of the class uses to report the performance and achievement of all students. It may be a qualitative method such as individualized teacher comments or a quantitative method such as a letter or numerical grade. In some cases, more than one type of reporting method may be used. Local
Yes Yes
PerformanceLevel The performance level(s) defined for the assessment. Local Yes Yes
ResultDatatypeType The datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc. Orthodox

Yes
StudentAssessment Accommodation The specific type of special variation used in how an examination is presented, how it is administered, or how the test taker is allowed to respond. This generally refers to changes that do not substantially alter what the examination measures. The proper use of accommodations does not substantially change academic level or performance criteria. For example: Braille, Enlarged monitor view, Extra time ,Large Print, Setting, Oral Administration... Local
Yes
AdministrationEnvironment The environment in which the test was administered. Orthodox

AdministrationLanguage The language in which an assessment is written and/or administered. Orthodox

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
Yes Yes
EventCircumstance An unusual event occurred during the administration of the assessment. This could include fire alarm, student became ill, etc. Flexible

PerformanceLevel A specification of which performance level value describes the student proficiency. Local Yes Yes
PlatformType The platform with which the assessment was delivered to the student during the assessment session. Orthodox

ReasonNotTested The primary reason student is not tested. For example: Absent, Refusal by parent, Refusal by student, Medical waiver, Illness, Disruptive behavior, LEP Exempt... Flexible Yes

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

Yes
RetestIndicator Indicator if the test was retaken. For example: Primary administration, First retest, Second retest... Flexible

WhenAssessedGradeLevel The grade level of a student when assessed. Orthodox
Yes
* On these columns, please see the technical article Descriptor Guidance.

Entity	Descriptor	Description	Usage Classification*	EDFacts Mapping*	Commonly Used*	Commonly State-Defined*
Assessment	AcademicSubject	The description of the content or subject area (e.g., arts, mathematics, reading, stenography, or a foreign language) of an assessment.	Local	Yes	Yes
	AssessedGradeLevel	The grade level(s) for which an assessment is designed. The semantics of null is assumed to mean that the assessment is not associated with any grade level.	Orthodox	Yes	Yes
	AssessmentCategory	The category of an assessment based on format and content. For example: Achievement test, Advanced placement test, Alternate assessment/grade-level standards, Attitudinal test, Cognitive and perceptual skills test...	Orthodox	Yes	Yes
	AssessmentIdentificationSystem	A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to an assessment.	Orthodox
	AssessmentPeriod	The period of time in which an assessment is supposed to be administered (e.g., Beginning of Year, Middle of Year, End of Year).	Local		Yes
	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		Yes	Yes
	Language	An indication of the languages in which the assessment is designed.	Orthodox	Yes	Yes	Yes
	PerformanceLevel	The performance level(s) defined for the assessment.	Local	Yes	Yes
	PlatformType	The platforms with which the assessment may be delivered.	Orthodox
	PublicationStatus	The publication status of the document (i.e., Adopted, Draft, Published, Deprecated, Unknown).	Orthodox
	ResultDatatypeType	The datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.	Orthodox			Yes
AssessmentItem	AssessmentItemCategory	Category or type of the AssessmentItem. For example: Multiple choice, Analytic, Prose...	Orthodox		Yes
LearningStandard	AcademicSubject	Subject area for the LearningStandard.	Local	Yes	Yes
	GradeLevel	The grade levels for the specific learning standard.	Orthodox	Yes	Yes
	LearningStandardCategory	An additional classification of the type of a specific learning standard.	Orthodox
	LearningStandardScope	Signals the scope of usage the standard. Does not necessarily relate the standard to the governing body.	Orthodox
	PublicationStatus	The publication status of the document (i.e., Adopted, Draft, Published, Deprecated, Unknown).	Orthodox
LearningStandardEquivalenceAssociation	LearningStandardEquivalenceStrength	A measure that indicates the strength or quality of the equivalence relationship.	Orthodox
ObjectiveAssessment	AcademicSubject	The subject area of the objective assessment.	Local	Yes	Yes
	AssessmentReportingMethod	The method that the instructor of the class uses to report the performance and achievement of all students. It may be a qualitative method such as individualized teacher comments or a quantitative method such as a letter or numerical grade. In some cases, more than one type of reporting method may be used.	Local		Yes	Yes
	PerformanceLevel	The performance level(s) defined for the assessment.	Local	Yes	Yes
	ResultDatatypeType	The datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.	Orthodox			Yes
StudentAssessment	Accommodation	The specific type of special variation used in how an examination is presented, how it is administered, or how the test taker is allowed to respond. This generally refers to changes that do not substantially alter what the examination measures. The proper use of accommodations does not substantially change academic level or performance criteria. For example: Braille, Enlarged monitor view, Extra time ,Large Print, Setting, Oral Administration...	Local		Yes
	AdministrationEnvironment	The environment in which the test was administered.	Orthodox
	AdministrationLanguage	The language in which an assessment is written and/or administered.	Orthodox
	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		Yes	Yes
	EventCircumstance	An unusual event occurred during the administration of the assessment. This could include fire alarm, student became ill, etc.	Flexible
	PerformanceLevel	A specification of which performance level value describes the student proficiency.	Local	Yes	Yes
	PlatformType	The platform with which the assessment was delivered to the student during the assessment session.	Orthodox
	ReasonNotTested	The primary reason student is not tested. For example: Absent, Refusal by parent, Refusal by student, Medical waiver, Illness, Disruptive behavior, LEP Exempt...	Flexible	Yes
	ResultDatatypeType	The datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.	Orthodox			Yes
	RetestIndicator	Indicator if the test was retaken. For example: Primary administration, First retest, Second retest...	Flexible
	WhenAssessedGradeLevel	The grade level of a student when assessed.	Orthodox		Yes