Standard Classification of Educational Fields - Revision history

Dougiamas: Lowercased words

2010-05-18T08:13:58Z

Lowercased words

Dougiamas: /* Choosing one taxonomy */

2010-04-07T13:11:27Z

Choosing one taxonomy

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	The best thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. Unfortunately there is no clear leader in this space and they all vary (and many of them have flaws).		The best thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. Unfortunately there is no clear leader in this space and they all vary (and many of them have flaws).

	We tried to develop something based on the [http://www.unesco.org/education/information/nfsunesco/doc/isced_1997.htm UNESCO ISCED 1997] list (see history for this page), but the coding in use is arbitrary and messy (eg see the codes on [http://www.iaeste.fi/dman/Document.phx?documentId=ev22808143925094&cmd=download www.iaeste.fi] or [http://www.p-ng.si/public/doc/mednarodni/ISCED_Code.pdf www.p-ng.si] or [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psced/browseRes.asp www.nscb.gov.ph]) ~~No actualy~~ official UNESCO codes ~~seem to exist~~.		We tried to develop something based on the [http://www.unesco.org/education/information/nfsunesco/doc/isced_1997.htm UNESCO ISCED 1997] list (see history for this page), but the coding in use is arbitrary and messy (eg see the codes on [http://www.iaeste.fi/dman/Document.phx?documentId=ev22808143925094&cmd=download www.iaeste.fi] or [http://www.p-ng.si/public/doc/mednarodni/ISCED_Code.pdf www.p-ng.si] or [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psced/browseRes.asp www.nscb.gov.ph]) The official UNESCO codes were promised in a forthcoming ISCED manual but I can't find this on the web.

	By contrast, the classification codes in ASCED 2001 seem a lot better organised and coded, and time is short for Moodle 2.0, so we're going to use ASCED. If this turns out to be a problem we can map this data to just about anything else we need to.		By contrast, the classification codes in [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/ABS@.NSF/0/F501C031BD9AC9C5CA256AAF001FCA33?opendocument ASCED 2001] seem a lot better organised and coded, and time is short for Moodle 2.0, so we're going to use ASCED. If this turns out to be a problem we can map this data to just about anything else we need to.

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Dougiamas: /* Standards */

2010-04-07T13:08:40Z

Standards

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	So what do we use for a taxonomy?		So what do we use for a taxonomy?

	==~~Standards~~==		==Choosing one taxonomy==

	The best thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. Unfortunately there is no clear leader in this space and they all vary (and many of them have flaws).		The best thing about standards is there are so many to choose from. Unfortunately there is no clear leader in this space and they all vary (and many of them have flaws).
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	$string['129999']='Mixed Field Programmes (other)';		$string['129999']='Mixed Field Programmes (other)';
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	==Related==		==Related==

	* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=124360 Forum discussion]		* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=124360 Forum discussion]

Dougiamas: /* Rational */

2010-04-07T13:08:01Z

Rational

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	==~~Rational~~==		==Rationale==

	When sharing course contents from one person or site to another, labelling or classifying the content can make it easier to find later.		When sharing course contents from one person or site to another, labelling or classifying the content can make it easier to find later.

Dougiamas: /* Rational */

2010-04-07T13:07:43Z

Rational

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	There are two ways to classify content:		There are two ways to classify content:
	# via tagging, which relies on the "wisdom of the crowds" to produce useful links between content on the fly. This can be fairly successful with large numbers of people but also has problems when people don't know what tags already exist, so one often ends up with large numbers of very similar tags, diluting the effectiveness. There is no structure either, tagging is flat.		# via '''tagging''', which relies on the "wisdom of the crowds" to produce useful links between content on the fly. This can be fairly successful with large numbers of people but also has problems when people don't know what tags already exist, so one often ends up with large numbers of very similar tags, diluting the effectiveness. There is no structure either, tagging is flat.
	* via a taxonomy, in the which the set of hierarchically-organised tags seeks to bring order to chaos. It's more time-consuming though, and by definition restricted to a fixed set of labels, which may not be perfectly suited to a particular piece of content.		# via a '''taxonomy''', in the which the set of hierarchically-organised tags seeks to bring order to chaos. It's more time-consuming though, and by definition restricted to a fixed set of labels, which may not be perfectly suited to a particular piece of content.

	To get the advantages ~~of both~~ Moodle can use both in the metadata for its content.		To get all the advantages Moodle can use both in the metadata for its content.

	So what do we use for a taxonomy?		So what do we use for a taxonomy?


	==Standards==		==Standards==

Dougiamas at 13:00, 7 April 2010

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-[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=124360 Forum discussion]
+==Rational==
 We tried to develop something based on the [http://www.unesco.org/education/information/nfsunesco/doc/isced_1997.htm UNESCO ISCED 1997] list (see history for this page), but the coding in use is arbitrary and messy (eg see the codes on [http://www.iaeste.fi/dman/Document.phx?documentId=ev22808143925094&cmd=download www.iaeste.fi] or [http://www.p-ng.si/public/doc/mednarodni/ISCED_Code.pdf www.p-ng.si] or [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psced/browseRes.asp www.nscb.gov.ph])  No actualy official UNESCO codes seem to exist.
-By contrast, the classification codes in ASCED 2001 seem a lot better organised and coded, so I'm going to use that for now.
+By contrast, the classification codes in ASCED 2001 seem a lot better organised and coded, and time is short for Moodle 2.0, so we're going to use ASCED.  If this turns out to be a problem we can map this data to just about anything else we need to.
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 $string['129999']='Mixed Field Programmes (other)';
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Dougiamas: Course Standard Tags moved to Standard Classification of Educational Fields: This is a better name for this page

2010-04-07T12:43:12Z

Course Standard Tags moved to Standard Classification of Educational Fields: This is a better name for this page

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Dougiamas: Changed to ASCED 2001

2010-04-07T12:39:02Z

Changed to ASCED 2001

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Dougiamas: Adding numbers, cleaning up list (based on UNESCO source)

2010-04-06T03:25:10Z

Adding numbers, cleaning up list (based on UNESCO source)

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	Here is a possible list of "International" standard tags describing a course:		Here is a possible list of "International" standard tags describing a course:

	*General ~~Programmes~~		*0000 General programmes
	**Basic programmes		**0100 Basic programmes
	***~~pre~~-primary		***0110 Pre-primary
	***~~elementary~~		***0120 Elementary
	***~~primary~~		***0130 Primary
	***~~secondary~~		***0140 Secondary
	***~~university~~		***0150 University
	**Literacy and numeracy		**0800 Literacy and numeracy
	**Personal development		***0810 Simple and functional literacy
	***~~behavioural~~ capacities		***0820 Numeracy
	***~~mental~~ skills		**0900 Personal development
	***~~personal~~ organizational capacities		***0910 Behavioural capacities
	***~~life~~ orientation programmes.		***0920 Mental skills
	*Teacher training and education science		***0930 Personal organizational capacities
	**Teacher training		***0940 Life orientation programmes
	***~~pre~~-school		*1000 Teacher training and education science
	***~~kindergarten~~		**1400 Teacher training
	***~~elementary~~ school		***1410 Pre-school
	***~~vocational~~		***1420 Kindergarten
	***~~practical~~		***1430 Elementary school
	***~~non~~-vocational subject		***1440 Vocational
	***~~adult~~ education		***1450 Practical
	***~~teacher~~ trainers		***1460 Non-vocational subject
	***~~for handicapped~~ children		***1470 Adult education
	***General and specialized teacher training programmes.		***1480 Teacher trainers
	**Education science		***1490 Handicapped children
	***~~curriculum~~ development in non-vocational and vocational subjects		**1500 Education science
	***Educational assessment		***1510 Curriculum development in non-vocational and vocational subjects
	***~~testing~~ and measurement		***1520 Educational assessment
	***~~educational~~ research		***1530 Testing and measurement
	***~~other~~ education science.		***1540 Educational research
	*Humanities and Arts		***1550 Other education science
	**Arts		*2000 Humanities and Arts
	***Fine arts		**2100 Arts
	****~~drawing~~		***2110 Fine arts
	****~~painting~~		****2111 Drawing
	****~~sculpture~~		****2112 Painting
	***Performing arts		****2113 Sculpture
	****~~music~~		***2120 Performing arts
	****~~drama~~		****2121 Music
	****~~dance~~		****2122 Drama
	****~~circus~~		****2123 Dance
	***Graphic and audio-visual arts		****2124 Circus
	****~~photography]~~		***2130 Graphic and audio-visual arts
	****~~cinematography~~		****2131 Photography
	****~~music~~ production		****2132 Cinematography
	****~~radio~~ and TV production		****2133 Music production
	****~~printing~~ and publishing;		****2134 Radio and TV production
	***Design		****2135 Printing and publishing
	***Craft skills.		***2140 Design
	**Humanities		***2141 Craft skills
	***Religion and theology		**2200 Humanities
	***Foreign languages and cultures		***2210 Religion and theology
	****~~living~~ or ‘dead’ languages and their literature		****2211 Foreign languages and cultures
	****~~area~~ studies;		****2212 Living or ‘dead’ languages and their literature
	***Native languages		****2213 Area studies
	***~~interpretation~~ and translation		***2220 Native languages
	***~~linguistics~~		***2230 Interpretation and translation
	***~~comparative~~ literature		***2240 Linguistics
	***~~history~~		***2250 Comparative literature
	***~~archaeology~~		***2260 History
	***~~philosophy~~		***2270 Archaeology
	***~~ethics.~~		***2280 Philosophy
			***2290 Ethics
	*Social sciences, business and law		*Social sciences, business and law
	**Social and behavioural science		**Social and behavioural science