NewElement NameDefinitionOption SetDomain -> Entity -> CategoryStatusFormatChange NotesUsage NotesGlobal IDAlternate NameTechnical NameUse Case/ConnectionURLSubmit a CommentAccreditation Agency NameThe full name of an agency that accredited a school.NoneK12 -> K12 School -> Institution CharacteristicsNewAlphanumeric - 300 characters maximum001526AccreditationAgencyNamehttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8500Click here to submit commentActivity DescriptionA description of the events and procedures that take place under the purview of an organized activity, such as a co-curricular or extra-curricular activity that is offered at an education institution.NoneK12 -> K12 Student -> Academic Record -> Activity

K12 -> K12 Student -> Enrollment -> ActivityNewAlphanumeric - 300 characters maximum001530ActivityDescriptionhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8505Click here to submit commentActivity Time InvolvedThe amount of time the student participated in the events and procedures of an activity, such as a co-curricular or extra-curricular activity that is offered at an education institution.NoneK12 -> K12 Student -> Academic Record -> Activity

K12 -> K12 Student -> Enrollment -> ActivityNewNumeric001527ActivityTimeInvolvedhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8502Click here to submit commentActivity Time Measurement TypeThe type of measurement for the amount of time the student participated in the events and procedures of an activity, such as a co-curricular or extra-curricular activity that is offered at an education institution.WeeklyHours - Weekly hoursYearlyWeeks - Yearly weeksK12 -> K12 Student -> Academic Record -> Activity

K12 -> K12 Student -> Enrollment -> ActivityNew001528ActivityTimeMeasurementTypehttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8503Click here to submit commentAdmission Consideration LevelThe level of consideration given a type of admission criteria used at an institution during the selection process.Required - RequiredRecommended - RecommendedNeitherRequiredRecommended - Neither Required nor RecommendedDon'tKnow - Don't KnowPostsecondary -> PS Institution -> IPEDS ReportingNew001579AdmissionConsiderationLevelPostsecondary Education -> IPEDShttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8558Click here to submit commentAdmission Consideration TypeThe type of admission consideration used at an institution during the selection process.SecondarySchoolGPA - Secondary school GPASecondarySchoolRank - Secondary school rankSecondarySchoolRecord - Secondary school recordCompletionOfCollegePrepProgram - Completion of college-preparatory programRecommendations - RecommendationsFormalDemonstrationOfCompetencies - Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)AdmissionTestScores - Admission test scoresSAT_ACT - SAT / ACTTOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign LanguageOtherTest - Other Test (ABT, Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)Postsecondary -> PS Institution -> IPEDS ReportingNew001580AdmissionConsiderationTypePostsecondary Education -> IPEDShttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8559Click here to submit commentAPIP Interaction Sequence NumberThe position of this APIP Interaction in a sequence of interactions.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Item -> Assessment Item APIP Interaction

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Item -> Assessment Item APIP InteractionNewNumeric001529APIPInteractionSequenceNumberhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8504Click here to submit commentAssessment Administration Period DescriptionThe period or window in which an assessment is supposed to be administered.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Administration

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment AdministrationNewAlphanumeric - 300 characters maximum001531AssessmentAdministrationPeriodDescriptionhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8506Click here to submit commentAssessment Form Adaptive IndicatorIndicates that the assessment form was generated using an algorithm rather than a fixed form.YesNoAssessments -> Assessment Form

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment FormNew001532AssessmentFormAdaptiveIndicatorhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8507Click here to submit commentAssessment Form Algorithm IdentifierAn identifier for algorithm used to generate a custom form for an adaptive test.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Form

Assessments -> Assessment Form -> Assessment Form Section

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Form

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Form -> Assessment Form SectionNewAlphanumeric - 40 characters maximumThe algorithm is typically used to generate the entire assessment form, but there may be cases in which it is used to generate only one part (Assessment Form Section).001533AssessmentFormAlgorithmIdentifierhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8508Click here to submit commentAssessment Form Algorithm VersionThe version of the algorithm used to generate a custom form for an adaptive test.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Form

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment FormNewAlphanumeric - 40 characters maximumThe algorithm is typically used to generate the entire assessment form, but there may be cases in which it is used to generate only one part (Assessment Form Section).001534AssessmentFormAlgorithmVersionhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8509Click here to submit commentAssessment Form GUIDThe globally unique identifier of an Assessment Form.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Form

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment FormNewAlphanumeric - 40 characters maximumCEDS "GUID" elements are defined as RFC 4122 compliant 32-character hexadecimal strings (36 characters with dashes). For example, 21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D.001535AssessmentFormGUIDhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8510Click here to submit commentAssessment Form Section Item Field Test IndicatorIndicates that the assessment item is being field tested on this form of the test, and is not to be included for scoring.YesNoAssessments -> Assessment Form -> Assessment Form Section -> Assessment Item

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Form -> Assessment Form Section Assessment ItemNew001536AssessmentFormSectionItemFieldTestIndicatorhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8511Click here to submit commentAssessment Item Response Descriptive Feedback DateThe date and time the descriptive feedback was entered in response to the results from a scored/evaluated assessment item.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Item -> Assessment Item Response

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Item -> Assessment Item ResponseNewYYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS001537AssessmentItemResponseDescriptiveFeedbackDatehttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8512Click here to submit commentAssessment Item Response Score StatusThe status of scoring a person's response to an assessment item.NotScored - Not ScoredScored - ScoredScoringError - Scoring errorWaitingForMachineScore - Waiting For Machine ScoreAssessments -> Assessment Item -> Assessment Item Response

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Item -> Assessment Item ResponseNew001538AssessmentItemResponseScoreStatushttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8513Click here to submit commentAssessment Participant Session Database NameThe name of the database that was used to administer the test.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Participant Session

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Participant SessionNewAlphanumeric - 300 characters maximum001539AssessmentParticipantSessionDatabaseNamehttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8514Click here to submit commentAssessment Participant Session GUIDA globally unique identifier for an instance of a person taking an assessment.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Participant Session

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment Participant SessionNewAlphanumeric - 40 characters maximumCEDS "GUID" elements are defined as RFC 4122 compliant 32-character hexadecimal strings (36 characters with dashes). For example, 21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D.001540AssessmentParticipantSessionGUIDhttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8515Click here to submit commentAssessment Registration Completion StatusThe completion and scoring status for an instance of a person taking an assessment.AppealCompletedExpiredHandscoringInvalidatedPausedReportedResetScoredSubmittedAssessments -> Assessment Registration

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment RegistrationNew001541AssessmentRegistrationCompletionStatushttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8516Click here to submit commentAssessment Registration Completion Status Date TimeThe date and time the completion and scoring status was changed for an instance of a person taking an assessment.NoneAssessments -> Assessment Registration

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment RegistrationNewYYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS001542AssessmentRegistrationCompletionStatusDateTimehttps://ceds.ed.gov/cedselementdetails.aspx?termid=8517Click here to submit commentAssessment Result Data TypeThe data type of the assessment result score value.IntegerDecimalPercentileCodeAssessments -> Assessment Result

K12 -> Assessments -> Assessment ResultNewAn Assessment Result in CEDS may apply to an entire assessment or one aspect of evaluation as defined in the related subtest entity. The Assessment Result entity is repeatable, so there could be multiple Assessment Result Score Values each using a different Assessment Result Data Type, and each of these score values may be associated with one or more Assessment Performance Level(s).001543AssessmentResultDataType