The CEDS Data Model includes a hierarchical schema of non-technical domains and entities with
each CEDS element in context, and a fully-normalized logical model.
The DES provides a user friendly structure to easily identify elements organized by domain and
entity. The domains for the current CEDS version include:
- Early Learning
- Elementary and Secondary Education (abbreviated as K12)
- Postsecondary
- Career and Technical
- Adult Education
- Workforce
- Assessments
- Credentials
- Competencies
- Learning Resources
- Facilities
- Implementation Variables
- Authentication and Authorization
Later releases of CEDS will expand the domains and add additional elements and content within the current domains.
Entities are commonly thought of as persons, places, events, objects, or concepts about which
data can be collected. An entity provides context for a data element. Some examples of entities
are Early Learning Child, K12 Student, K12 Staff, Postsecondary Student, Postsecondary
Institution, etc. There are over 70 entities in the DES.
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