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# Learner Variability Navigator

> Reference for the Learner Variability Navigator dataset in Knowledge Graph: learner models, factors, and strategies that connect student context and learning goals to instructional practices.

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

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## Overview

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®](https://lvp.digitalpromiseglobal.org/) ↗                              |
| **Supported grades** | PK-12                                                                                                                  |
| **Includes**         | <ul><li>Learner Variability Navigator Math</li><li>Learner Variability Navigator English Language Arts (ELA)</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> |

## Entities and relationships

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/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#entities)           | <ul><li>[`LearnerModel`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#learnermodel)<ul><li>Grade- and subject-specific profile (e.g. <em>Math 3–6</em>)</li></ul></li><li>[`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#factor)<ul><li>Research-backed element that influences learning (e.g. <em>Working memory</em>)</li></ul></li><li>[`Strategy`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#strategy)<ul><li>Instructional practice that supports learning (e.g. <em>Peer teaching</em>)</li></ul></li><li>[`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards#standardsframeworkitem) (defined in [Academic Standards](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-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/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#relationships) | <ul><li>[`LearnerModel`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#learnermodel) → [`hasFactor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#hasfactor) → [`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#factor) (e.g. Math 3–6 → Working memory)</li><li>[`LearnerModel`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#learnermodel) → [`hasStrategy`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#hasstrategy) → [`Strategy`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#strategy) (e.g. Math 3–6 → Peer teaching)</li><li>[`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#factor) → [`interactsWithFactor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#interactswithfactor) → [`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#factor) (e.g. Working memory ↔ Attention)</li><li>[`Strategy`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#strategy) → [`targetsFactor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#targetsfactor) → [`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#factor) (e.g. Peer teaching → Math communication)</li><li>[`Factor`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#factor) → [`relevantToStandard`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/learner-variability-navigator#relevanttostandard) → [`StandardsFrameworkItem`](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-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 Academic Standards</li><li>English Language Arts (ELA) Academic 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.             |

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