Assessment Registration Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Assessment Registration Domain Entities

Name	Description
AssessmentAdministration	The anticipated administration of an assessment under the purview of an EducationOrganization.
AssessmentAdministrationParticipation	Identifies the point of contact for the administration of an assessment under the purview of an EducationOrganization.
StudentAssessmentRegistration	Identifies an assessment registration that a student is expected to participate in including the testing organization, reporting organization and assessment delivery details.
AssessmentBatteryPart	The parts organized for administering an assessment which together provide a comprehensive assessment of the students.
StudentAssessmentRegistrationBatteryPartAssociation	The association to the part(s) of the assessment battery that the student is to be tested for this administration of the assessment.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssessmentAccommodation	The accommodation(s) required or expected for administering assessments as determined by the education organization.

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.
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	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.
ObjectiveAssessment	This entity represents subtests that assess specific learning objectives.

Assessment Domain Descriptors

Entity	Descriptor	Description
StudentAssessmentRegistration	AssessmentAccommodation	The special variation(s) to be used in how assessments (in general) are 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.
StudentAssessmentRegistration	AssessmentGradeLevel	The grade level or primary instructional level at which the student is to be assessed.
StudentAssessmentRegistration	PlatformType	The environment or format in which the assessment is expected to be administered.
StudentAssessmentRegistrationBatteryPartAssociation	Accommodation	The special variation(s) to be used for the specific part of the assessment battery on how is presented, how it is administered, or how the test taker is allowed to respond.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssessmentAccommodation	GeneralAccommodation	The special variation(s) to be used in how assessments (in general) are 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.

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