Keith, thanks for this update. The new mapping is far
more granular in terms of higher education, and, as a result,
much more useful.
Stuart
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Stubbs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 3:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Revised Level of Education Mapping
>
>
> Following suggestions from the U.S. Department of Education's Internet
> Working Group (IWG) and the National Center for Education Statistics
> (NCES), I revised the level of education element values proposed for
> the ED Web site. An updated version of the mapping that Stuart
> referenced is available at
> <http://inet.ed.gov/~kstubbs/levelofed.pdf>.
>
> The revision splits GEM's two-valued treatment of higher
> education into
> four values:
> - Less than Two Year Postsecondary
> - Two Year College
> - Undergraduate Education
> - Graduate Education
>
> The terms mapped to those elements are listed in a column named "User
> Vocabulary" but are derived from a number of sources:
>
> - Search logs for www.ed.gov for March-April 2000 (6,000 most frequent
> search criteria)
> - Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (12th Edition - Educational
> Level and Age
> Level Terms
> - Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - Grade Element
> - National Center for Education Statistics
> - Digest of Education Statistics, 1999
> - Common Core of Data (CCD) National Public School Locator
> - Grade Span
> - Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) College
> Opportunities Online - Type of Institution
> - Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics & Science
> Education
> (ENC) Resource Finder - Grades Element
> - Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs (GTEP) - View by
> Education Level
> - Education Network Australia (EDNA) -- Userlevel Element
> - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
> (UNESCO) Thesaurus -- 1.30 Educational Systems and Levels
> - International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED)
> (as described
> in Condition of Education 1999)
> - Draft Standard for Learning Object Metadata (IEEE P1484.12) -
> Context and Typical Age Range Elements
> - Reading Pathfinder (RP) - Age/Education Level Element
> - Literacy Information aNd Communication System (LINCS) - Skill Level
> Element
> - Directory of Resources for Foreign Language Programs - Grade
> Level(s) Element
>
> Keith
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