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# Learner Variability Navigator

> Explore the Learner Variability Navigator dataset from Digital Promise, which links student characteristics to instructional strategies for PK-12 learners.

[Dataset last updated January 28, 2026.](#dataset-release-history)

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## Overview

<Note>
  The Learner Variability Navigator dataset uses Instructional guidance
  [entities](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#entities)
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  [relationships](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#relationships).
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The Learner Variability Navigator dataset takes individual students' characteristics into account when recommending instructional practices to help them reach their learning goals.

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| **Source**           | [Learner Variability Tool from Digital Promise®](https://lvp.digitalpromiseglobal.org/) ↗                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Supported grades** | PK-12<br /><br />Includes the following [`LearnerModel`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#learnermodel)s:<ul><li>Math PK-2</li><li>Math 3-6</li><li>Math 7-10</li><li>Literacy PK-3</li><li>Literacy 4-6</li><li>Literacy 7-12</li><li>Portrait of a Learner PK-3</li><li>Portrait of a Learner 4-8</li><li>Portrait of a Learner 9-12</li></ul> |
| **Includes**         | <ul><li>Learner Variability Navigator Math <Badge color="red">Gated</Badge></li><li>Learner Variability Navigator English Language Arts (ELA) <Badge color="red">Gated</Badge></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                 |

## Use cases

| Use case                                                     | Examples                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| :----------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Support diverse learners with research-backed strategies** | <ul><li>Recommend a strategy like "Peer teaching" for learners with working memory challenges</li><li>Input an academic standard and your student's factors to get relevant instructional strategies</li></ul> |

## Schema

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

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| **Data model**                                                                              | <Frame><img src="https://mintcdn.com/czi-60a2a443/bb-F2r75Gz83PPsi/images/kg/learner_variability_navigator.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=bb-F2r75Gz83PPsi&q=85&s=f6931ef28feef0820af935fec54c0614" alt="Data model diagram: Learner Variability Navigator entities—LearnerModel, Factor, Strategy—and their connections for linking student context and learning goals to instructional practices" width="710" height="474" data-path="images/kg/learner_variability_navigator.svg" /></Frame> |
| [**Entities**](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#entities)           | <ul><li>[`LearnerModel`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#learnermodel)<ul><li>Grade- and subject-specific profile (e.g. <em>Math 3–6</em>)</li></ul></li><li>[`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#factor)<ul><li>Research-backed element that influences learning (e.g. <em>Working memory</em>)</li></ul></li><li>[`Strategy`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#strategy)<ul><li>Instructional practice that supports learning (e.g. <em>Peer teaching</em>)</li></ul></li><li>[`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/standards#standardsframeworkitem) (defined in [Standards](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/standards#entities))<ul><li>Standard linked via <code>relevantToStandard</code> (e.g. <em>6.EE.A.2</em>)</li></ul></li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| [**Relationships**](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#relationships) | <ul><li>[`LearnerModel`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#learnermodel) → [`hasFactor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#hasfactor) → [`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#factor) (e.g. Math 3–6 → Working memory)</li><li>[`LearnerModel`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#learnermodel) → [`hasStrategy`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#hasstrategy) → [`Strategy`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#strategy) (e.g. Math 3–6 → Peer teaching)</li><li>[`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#factor) → [`interactsWithFactor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#interactswithfactor) → [`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#factor) (e.g. Working memory ↔ Attention)</li><li>[`Strategy`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#strategy) → [`targetsFactor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#targetsfactor) → [`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#factor) (e.g. Peer teaching → Math communication)</li><li>[`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#factor) → [`relevantToStandard`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/instructional-guidance#relevanttostandard) → [`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/schema-reference/standards#standardsframeworkitem) (e.g. Algebraic reasoning → 6.EE.A.2)</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                           |

## Usage details

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| **Requires files from other datasets**   | None                                                                                                  |
| **References files from other datasets** | <ul><li>Math standards</li><li><Tooltip tip="English Language Arts">ELA</Tooltip> standards</li></ul> |

## 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.             |

## Related topics

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