complexType AssessmentFamily
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p89.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type extension of ComplexObjectType
properties
base ComplexObjectType
children AssessmentFamilyTitle AssessmentFamilyIdentificationCode AssessmentCategory AcademicSubject GradeLevelAssessed LowestGradeLevelAssessed ContentStandard Version RevisionDate Nomenclature AssessmentPeriods AssessmentFamilyReference
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with the complex object.
annotation
documentation
This entity represents a logical grouping or association of assessments that share a common purpose, heritage, or content standard.  There may be hierarchies of Assessment Families. Characteristics (e.g., Academic Subject) specified for AssessmentFamilies, by convention, are inherited by the Assessments associated with the AssessmentFamily.
appinfo
<ann:TypeGroup>Domain Entity</ann:TypeGroup>
source <xs:complexType name="AssessmentFamily">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>This entity represents a logical grouping or association of assessments that share a common purpose, heritage, or content standard.  There may be hierarchies of Assessment Families. Characteristics (e.g., Academic Subject) specified for AssessmentFamilies, by convention, are inherited by the Assessments associated with the AssessmentFamily.</xs:documentation>
   
<xs:appinfo>
     
<ann:TypeGroup>Domain Entity</ann:TypeGroup>
   
</xs:appinfo>
 
</xs:annotation>
 
<xs:complexContent>
   
<xs:extension base="ComplexObjectType">
     
<xs:sequence>
       
<xs:element name="AssessmentFamilyTitle" type="AssessmentTitle">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The title or name of the assessment family.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="AssessmentFamilyIdentificationCode" type="AssessmentIdentificationCode" maxOccurs="unbounded">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to an assessment by a school, school system, a state, or other agency or entity.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="AssessmentCategory" type="AssessmentCategoryType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>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, etc.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="AcademicSubject" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The description of the content or subject area (e.g., arts, mathematics, reading, stenography, or a foreign language) of an assessment family.</xs:documentation>
           
<xs:appinfo>
             
<ann:Descriptor>AcademicSubjectDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
           
</xs:appinfo>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="GradeLevelAssessed" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The typical grade level for which an assessment family is designed. If the assessment spans a range of grades, then this attribute holds the highest grade assessed. If only one grade level is assessed then only this attribute is used. For example: Adult, Prekindergarten, First grade, Second grade, etc.</xs:documentation>
           
<xs:appinfo>
             
<ann:Descriptor>GradeLevelDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
           
</xs:appinfo>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="LowestGradeLevelAssessed" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>If the assessment spans a range of grades, then this attribute holds the lowest grade assessed.  If only one grade level is assessed, then this attribute is omitted.</xs:documentation>
           
<xs:appinfo>
             
<ann:Descriptor>GradeLevelDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
           
</xs:appinfo>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="ContentStandard" type="ContentStandardType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>An indication as to whether an assessment conforms to a standard. For example:  Local standard, Statewide standard, Regional standard
Association standard, etc.
</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="Version" type="Version" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The version identifier for the assessment family.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="RevisionDate" type="xs:date" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The month, day, and year that the conceptual design for the assessment family was most recently revised substantially.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="Nomenclature" type="Nomenclature" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>Reflects the specific nomenclature used for this level of AssessmentFamily.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="AssessmentPeriods" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>The periods or windows defined in which an assessment is supposed to be administered.</xs:documentation>
           
<xs:appinfo>
             
<ann:Descriptor>AssessmentPeriodDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
           
</xs:appinfo>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
       
<xs:element name="AssessmentFamilyReference" type="AssessmentFamilyReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
         
<xs:annotation>
           
<xs:documentation>References the higher level AssessmentFamily this one belongs to.</xs:documentation>
         
</xs:annotation>
       
</xs:element>
     
</xs:sequence>
   
</xs:extension>
 
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>

element AssessmentFamily/AssessmentFamilyTitle
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p90.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type AssessmentTitle
properties
isRef 0
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
minLength 
maxLength 60 
annotation
documentation
The title or name of the assessment family.
source <xs:element name="AssessmentFamilyTitle" type="AssessmentTitle">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The title or name of the assessment family.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/AssessmentFamilyIdentificationCode
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p91.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type AssessmentIdentificationCode
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 1
maxOcc unbounded
content complex
children ID
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
IdentificationSystemAssessmentIdentificationSystemTyperequired      
documentation
A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to an assessment.
AssigningOrganizationCodeIdentificationCodeoptional      
documentation
The organization code or name assigning the assessment identification code.
annotation
documentation
A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to an assessment by a school, school system, a state, or other agency or entity.
source <xs:element name="AssessmentFamilyIdentificationCode" type="AssessmentIdentificationCode" maxOccurs="unbounded">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>A unique number or alphanumeric code assigned to an assessment by a school, school system, a state, or other agency or entity.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/AssessmentCategory
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p92.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type AssessmentCategoryType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
enumeration Achievement test 
enumeration Advanced Placement 
enumeration Alternate assessment/ELL 
enumeration Alternate assessment/grade-level standards 
enumeration Alternative assessment/modified standards 
enumeration Aptitude test 
enumeration Attitudinal test 
enumeration Benchmark test 
enumeration Class test 
enumeration Class quiz 
enumeration College entrance exam 
enumeration Cognitive and perceptual skills test 
enumeration Developmental observation 
enumeration Diagnostic 
enumeration English proficiency screening test 
enumeration Foreign language proficiency test 
enumeration Formative 
enumeration Interest inventory 
enumeration Interim 
enumeration International Baccalaureate 
enumeration Language proficiency test 
enumeration Manual dexterity test 
enumeration Mental ability (intelligence) test 
enumeration Performance assessment 
enumeration Personality test 
enumeration Portfolio assessment 
enumeration Prekindergarten Readiness 
enumeration Psychological test 
enumeration Psychomotor test 
enumeration Reading readiness test 
enumeration State summative assessment 3-8 general 
enumeration State high school subject assessment 
enumeration State high school course assessment 
enumeration State alternative assessment/grade-level standards 
enumeration State alternative assessment/modified standards 
enumeration State alternate assessment/ELL 
enumeration State English proficiency test 
enumeration Other 
annotation
documentation
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, etc.
source <xs:element name="AssessmentCategory" type="AssessmentCategoryType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>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, etc.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/AcademicSubject
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p93.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type DescriptorReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children CodeValue ShortDescription Description
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
AsOfDate      
documentation
The date context in which this reference should be considered. This is important when descriptors change over time. If omitted, assumed to be the current descriptor.
namespaceURIrequired      
documentation
A globally unique namespace that identifies this descriptor set. Author is strongly encouraged to use the Universal Resource Identifier (http, ftp, file, etc.) for the source of the descriptor definition. Best practice is for this source to be the descriptor file itself, so that it can be machine-readable and be fetched in real-time, if necessary.
annotation
documentation
The description of the content or subject area (e.g., arts, mathematics, reading, stenography, or a foreign language) of an assessment family.
appinfo
<ann:Descriptor>AcademicSubjectDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
source <xs:element name="AcademicSubject" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The description of the content or subject area (e.g., arts, mathematics, reading, stenography, or a foreign language) of an assessment family.</xs:documentation>
   
<xs:appinfo>
     
<ann:Descriptor>AcademicSubjectDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
   
</xs:appinfo>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/GradeLevelAssessed
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p94.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type DescriptorReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children CodeValue ShortDescription Description
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
AsOfDate      
documentation
The date context in which this reference should be considered. This is important when descriptors change over time. If omitted, assumed to be the current descriptor.
namespaceURIrequired      
documentation
A globally unique namespace that identifies this descriptor set. Author is strongly encouraged to use the Universal Resource Identifier (http, ftp, file, etc.) for the source of the descriptor definition. Best practice is for this source to be the descriptor file itself, so that it can be machine-readable and be fetched in real-time, if necessary.
annotation
documentation
The typical grade level for which an assessment family is designed. If the assessment spans a range of grades, then this attribute holds the highest grade assessed. If only one grade level is assessed then only this attribute is used. For example: Adult, Prekindergarten, First grade, Second grade, etc.
appinfo
<ann:Descriptor>GradeLevelDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
source <xs:element name="GradeLevelAssessed" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The typical grade level for which an assessment family is designed. If the assessment spans a range of grades, then this attribute holds the highest grade assessed. If only one grade level is assessed then only this attribute is used. For example: Adult, Prekindergarten, First grade, Second grade, etc.</xs:documentation>
   
<xs:appinfo>
     
<ann:Descriptor>GradeLevelDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
   
</xs:appinfo>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/LowestGradeLevelAssessed
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p95.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type DescriptorReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children CodeValue ShortDescription Description
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
AsOfDate      
documentation
The date context in which this reference should be considered. This is important when descriptors change over time. If omitted, assumed to be the current descriptor.
namespaceURIrequired      
documentation
A globally unique namespace that identifies this descriptor set. Author is strongly encouraged to use the Universal Resource Identifier (http, ftp, file, etc.) for the source of the descriptor definition. Best practice is for this source to be the descriptor file itself, so that it can be machine-readable and be fetched in real-time, if necessary.
annotation
documentation
If the assessment spans a range of grades, then this attribute holds the lowest grade assessed.  If only one grade level is assessed, then this attribute is omitted.
appinfo
<ann:Descriptor>GradeLevelDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
source <xs:element name="LowestGradeLevelAssessed" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>If the assessment spans a range of grades, then this attribute holds the lowest grade assessed.  If only one grade level is assessed, then this attribute is omitted.</xs:documentation>
   
<xs:appinfo>
     
<ann:Descriptor>GradeLevelDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
   
</xs:appinfo>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/ContentStandard
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p96.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type ContentStandardType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children Title Version PublicationDate PublicationYear PublicationStatus MandatingEducationOrganizationReference BeginDate EndDate
annotation
documentation
An indication as to whether an assessment conforms to a standard. For example:  Local standard, Statewide standard, Regional standard
Association standard, etc.
source <xs:element name="ContentStandard" type="ContentStandardType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>An indication as to whether an assessment conforms to a standard. For example:  Local standard, Statewide standard, Regional standard
Association standard, etc.
</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/Version
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p97.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type Version
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
annotation
documentation
The version identifier for the assessment family.
source <xs:element name="Version" type="Version" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The version identifier for the assessment family.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/RevisionDate
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p98.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type xs:date
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
annotation
documentation
The month, day, and year that the conceptual design for the assessment family was most recently revised substantially.
source <xs:element name="RevisionDate" type="xs:date" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The month, day, and year that the conceptual design for the assessment family was most recently revised substantially.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/Nomenclature
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p99.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type Nomenclature
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content simple
facets
Kind Value annotation 
minLength 
maxLength 35 
annotation
documentation
Reflects the specific nomenclature used for this level of AssessmentFamily.
source <xs:element name="Nomenclature" type="Nomenclature" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>Reflects the specific nomenclature used for this level of AssessmentFamily.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/AssessmentPeriods
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p100.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type DescriptorReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc unbounded
content complex
children CodeValue ShortDescription Description
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
AsOfDate      
documentation
The date context in which this reference should be considered. This is important when descriptors change over time. If omitted, assumed to be the current descriptor.
namespaceURIrequired      
documentation
A globally unique namespace that identifies this descriptor set. Author is strongly encouraged to use the Universal Resource Identifier (http, ftp, file, etc.) for the source of the descriptor definition. Best practice is for this source to be the descriptor file itself, so that it can be machine-readable and be fetched in real-time, if necessary.
annotation
documentation
The periods or windows defined in which an assessment is supposed to be administered.
appinfo
<ann:Descriptor>AssessmentPeriodDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
source <xs:element name="AssessmentPeriods" type="DescriptorReferenceType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>The periods or windows defined in which an assessment is supposed to be administered.</xs:documentation>
   
<xs:appinfo>
     
<ann:Descriptor>AssessmentPeriodDescriptor</ann:Descriptor>
   
</xs:appinfo>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

element AssessmentFamily/AssessmentFamilyReference
diagram Ed-Fi-Core_diagrams/Ed-Fi-Core_p101.png
namespace http://ed-fi.org/0110
type AssessmentFamilyReferenceType
properties
isRef 0
minOcc 0
maxOcc 1
content complex
children AssessmentFamilyIdentity
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  annotation
idxs:ID      
documentation
The XML ID associated with this complex object.
refxs:IDREF      
documentation
The XML IDREF that references the object associated with this object.
annotation
documentation
References the higher level AssessmentFamily this one belongs to.
source <xs:element name="AssessmentFamilyReference" type="AssessmentFamilyReferenceType" minOccurs="0">
 
<xs:annotation>
   
<xs:documentation>References the higher level AssessmentFamily this one belongs to.</xs:documentation>
 
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>