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Overview
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 Ed-Fi Data Standard: Developers' Guide 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 competency objective. |
| StudentLearningObjective | This entity represents the competency assessed or evaluated for the student against a specific learning objective. |
Extended References
This interchange includes the following Extended References.
| Extended Reference Name | Description |
|---|---|
| EducationOrganizationReference | Required. Identifies the education organization that issued the report card. |
| GradingPeriodReference | Required. Indicates the grading period for a grade, report card, learning objective, or competency objective. |
| MandatingEducationOrganizationReference | Optional. Relates the entity mandating the use of the content standard. |
| StudentProgramAssociationReference | Optional. Relates the student and program associated with the learning objective or competency objective. |
| StudentReference | Required. Identifies the student that is associated with the report card, learning objective, or competency objective. |
| StudentSectionAssociationReference | Required/Optional. Relates the student and section associated with the grade, or (optionally) learning objective or competency objective. |
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 Ed-Fi Data Standard - Developers' Guide.
| Descriptor Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AcademicSubjectDescriptor | Required. The description of the content or subject area (e.g., arts, mathematics, reading, stenography, or a foreign language). |
| CompetencyLevelDescriptor | Required. The CompetencyLevel assessed for the student for the referenced learning objective or competency objective. |
| CountryDescriptor | Optional. This descriptor defines the name and code of the country. |
| GradeLevelDescriptor | Required. The grade level for which the LearningObjective is targeted. |
| GradingPeriodDescriptor | Optional. The name of the period for which grades are reported, the objective is targeted, |
| StudentIdentificationSystemDescriptor | Optional. A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to a student. |
Downloads
The following link is a ZIP archive containing the XSD for the Student Grade Interchange v2.0 along with the Ed-Fi Core XSD and a Sample XML Data File:
Interchange-StudentGrade-Bundle.zip
A ZIP archive containing all v2.0 Ed-Fi Standard Interchange Schema can be found in the Download Directory.