The GUID that uniquely identifies this object.

Name of the test.

An abbreviated title for an assessment.

The state, local or publisher unique Id for the assessment.

A coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, social services, or other agencies to refer to an assessment.

A unique indicator (usually a URL) that points to the codeset used.

Describes what type of assessment this represents.

The reason for which an assessment is designed or delivered.

The full title of the Assessment Family. An Assessment Family is a set of assessments with a common name, jurisdiction, or focus, such as Graduate Record Exam or National Assessment of Educational Progress.

The abbreviated title of the Assessment Family. An Assessment Family is a set of assessments with a common name, jurisdiction, or focus.

This object represents an assessment event. It includes information related to the time of administration, place of administration, and unusual events related to the administration.

The GUID that uniquely identifies an instance of the object.

The RefId of the assessment form used in the assessment administration.

Special conditions or unusual events related to the administration event.

Date and time the test is scheduled to be given.

Date and time testing begins.

Date and time testing ends.

Date and time test is due.

Address of the location where the administration takes place.

Optional reference to a staff person associated with the administration.

Optional reference to a school district associated with the administration.

Optional reference to a school associated with the administration.

Represents the unique set of questions or stimuli given to a set of test takers. A physical correlate of the assessment form is the test booklet given to students during an assessment. However, this object does not contain the questions, it only contains elements that describe the form for use in scoring the questions.

The GUID that uniquely identifies an instance of the object.

The RefId of the assessment related to this form.

Indicates whether this assessment (form) is a standard administration or alternate.

A unique indicator (usually a URL) that points to the codeset used.

Text description for this particular arrangement of questions, etc.

Reference numbers for the form.

Indicates the level of the form.

Examples
Grade 3
Leveling System

The time period in which the form is intended to be administered.

Grade levels this assessment is designed to evaluate.

Associated subtests (score types). Each form can provide scores in one or more subtest areas.

This object is designed to allow software systems to provide item detail information such as the stem of the item, the distractors, the stimuli, etc. This initial version of the object does not deal with presentation aspects of the item. Instead it focuses on the item content and characteristics needed to enable interoperability and the usage of item-level information in the improvement of learning and instruction.

This RefId points to the assessment form of which the item is a part.

A value that indicates the response type for the item.

A unique indicator (usually a URL) that points to the codeset used.

An item number or other identifier for the item. It may be used to indicate the order or grouping of items.

Name or short description of the item.

This object contains information related to curriculum standards statements "standards" or "benchmarks" or the like within the document. This object primarily focuses upon state department curriculum standards, published curriculum standards and local education agency learning standards. Each LearningStandardItemRefId reflects an individual standard statement and may occur at several levels within a hierarchially structured document.

A piece of content to be used by the test taker in responding to the stem. Examples include a reading passage, a video, a diagram, or a picture.

Note: The Stimulus element only is included when a Stem element exists.

The question, task, or statement that prompts a response from the test taker.

This complex element will not be included in the object if @ResponseType is:

• fill-in-the-blank
• short-answer
• essay

Other cases will be added in the future.

The maximum item score possible for this item.

The minimum item score possible for this item.

Performance Levels are an ordered set of categories that indicate the achievement level of a person on an assessment.

A wrapper for any external standard that can define or transmit the content of an assessment.

The GUID that uniquely identifies an object instance in a zone.

Contains an arbitary XML element, encoded in UTF-8.

This object represents the assignment of a specific assessment to be taken by a student.

The GUID that uniquely identifies an instance of the object.

The student associated with the registration.

The assessment administration associated with the registration.

Date/time assignment is made.

Records student-specific special conditions during the test.

Grade level of the student at the time of testing.

The grade or level at which the student is to be tested. This element should be omitted unless the student is being tested out-of-level.

The status of the student at the time of testing. The source of this information is meant to be the assessment system and not the student information system.

Whether a student participated and/or completed.

Optional reference to a district associated with the registration.

Optional reference to a school associated with the registration.

Optional reference to a staff person associated with the registration.

Optional reference to a section (or class) associated with the registration.

A psychological construct measured by the assessment. Operationally, a subtest is a class of scores on an assessment. Some assessments may have only one subtest or type of score but most assessments measure more than one psychological construct. The subtest can be based upon items in a section or items that are empirically related. Subtests can also be composites of other subtests that are combined using a particular algorithm. Examples of subtests of an assessment are math total, reading composite, total test, and English composition.

The GUID that uniquely identifies an instance of the object.

Text name of the subtest.

Container for performance level elements.

Content area covered by the score.

Grade levels for which the score is valid.

References (possibly recursive) to other SIF AssessmentSubTests. This enables subtests or scores to be composites of other scores. If any references are given here, the score is a composite score. The list must be unique.

An integer that defines the level or tier of the score in a multi-level arrangement of composite scores. Zero indicates the highest or root level.

References to LearningStandardItems. The list must be unique.

This is the short version of the name of the assessment that is often used for quick reference and used in reports.

The description element provides an opportunity to pass additional information about the assessment and also be used for describing elements in a test hierarchy.

This element records the number of items included on the assessment. This number may be different than the possible score.

Indicator describing the purpose of an AssessmentSubTest as being that of a container for the child AssessmentSubTests. There will be no scores within this subtest.

This object transmits the student's responses to stimuli presented in an assessment. These are the raw, unscored responses.

The GUID that uniquely identifies an instance of the object.

The administration associated with the response set.

The student associated with the response set.

The registration associated with the response set.

Container for item elements.

The scored results from an assessment.

The GUID that uniquely identifies an instance of the object.

The metric or scale used to report the score.

A unique indicator (usually a URL) that points to the codeset used.

The administration associated with this score set.

The student associated with this score set.

The registration associated with this score set.

Container for score elements.