Learner Variability Navigator

Dataset last updated January 28, 2026.

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Overview

The Learner Variability Navigator dataset uses Instructional guidance entities and relationships.

The Learner Variability Navigator dataset takes individual students’ characteristics into account when recommending instructional practices to help them reach their learning goals.


Source	Learner Variability Tool from Digital Promise® ↗
Supported grades	PK-12 Includes the following `LearnerModel`s: Math PK-2 Math 3-6 Math 7-10 Literacy PK-3 Literacy 4-6 Literacy 7-12 Portrait of a Learner PK-3 Portrait of a Learner 4-8 Portrait of a Learner 9-12
Includes	Learner Variability Navigator Math Gated Learner Variability Navigator English Language Arts (ELA) Gated

Use cases

Use case	Examples
Support diverse learners with research-backed strategies	Recommend a strategy like “Peer teaching” for learners with working memory challenges Input an academic standard and your student’s factors to get relevant instructional strategies

Schema

The data connects student context and learning goals to instructional strategies with the following entities and relationships:


Data model
Entities	`LearnerModel` Grade- and subject-specific profile (e.g. Math 3–6) `Factor` Research-backed element that influences learning (e.g. Working memory) `Strategy` Instructional practice that supports learning (e.g. Peer teaching) `StandardsFrameworkItem` (defined in Standards) Standard linked via `relevantToStandard` (e.g. 6.EE.A.2)
Relationships	`LearnerModel` → `hasFactor` → `Factor` (e.g. Math 3–6 → Working memory) `LearnerModel` → `hasStrategy` → `Strategy` (e.g. Math 3–6 → Peer teaching) `Factor` → `interactsWithFactor` → `Factor` (e.g. Working memory ↔ Attention) `Strategy` → `targetsFactor` → `Factor` (e.g. Peer teaching → Math communication) `Factor` → `relevantToStandard` → `StandardsFrameworkItem` (e.g. Algebraic reasoning → 6.EE.A.2)

Usage details


Requires files from other datasets	None
References files from other datasets	Math standards standards

Dataset release history

Date	Changed
January 28, 2026	Added `relevantToStandard` relationship linking Factors to Common Core ELA standards.
December 8, 2025	First release of Learner Variability Navigator data from Digital Promise.

Instructional guidance schema reference

Review entities, relationships, and property definitions for Instructional Practices.

Standards schema reference

Connect learner factors to the standards they are relevant to.

Curriculum schema reference

Pair instructional strategies with curriculum lessons and activities.

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Usage details

Dataset release history

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