Metadata considered in this project

In this project, we consider the following "families" of metadata:

Curricula

The metadata divides curricula in two major parts: one part is relevant for lager onderwijs (primary school), another part is relevant for secundair onderwijs (secundary school).

In principle, the structure of the curriculum metadata is hierarchical.

• Terms at a higher level can be 'parents' of zero, one or more terms at a lower level.
• Terms at a lower level can be 'children' of zero, one or more terms at a higer level.

For the curriculum lager onderwijs, the hierarchy is as follows:

• The first, highest level of the hierarchy consists of leergebieden (learning areas).
• The second level of the hierarchy consists of subdomeinen (subdomains).
• The third level of the hierarchy consists of thema's (themes).

For the curriculum secundair onderwijs, the hierarchy is as follows:

• The first, highest level of the hierarchy consists of sleutelcompetenties (key competences).
• The second level of the hierarchy consists of bouwstenen (building blocks).

Terms in a hierarchy can also be linked to other terms in that hierarchy, to express a non-hierarchical connection.

Vakken and trefwoorden

The metadata also contains (non-hierarchical) terms. These too can be linked to the curricula mentioned above.

• A first group of such terms are the vakken (learning subjects).
• A second group of such terms are the trefwoorden (keywords).

Onderwijsstructuur

• A separate group of (hierachical) terms are the onderwijsstructuur (educational structure). These too can be linked to the curricula mentioned above.

Onderwijsdoelen

• A separate group of (non-hierarchical) terms are the onderwijsdoelen (educational goals). These too can be linked to the curricula and onderwijsstructuur mentioned above.

Icons

• An auxiliary datasets links icons (and their content URL) to some of the terms in the above list.