Learning progressions

Schema last updated September 23, 2025.

Overview

Learning progressions relationships are referenced in the Math Coherence Map dataset.

Learning progressions detail how Standards build towards and relate to each other.

Relationships

`buildsTowards`

Indicates that proficiency in one StandardsFrameworkItem supports the likelihood of success in another StandardsFrameworkItem, capturing a directional progression without requiring strict prerequisite order

Source node	Target node
`StandardsFrameworkItem`	`StandardsFrameworkItem`

Relationship property	Description
`license`	License document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL
`targetEntity`	Type of entity to which the relationship points; specifies the class or category of the ending node in the connection
`attributionStatement`	Textual credit that acknowledges the source or creator of a work, included when required by the content’s license (e.g., Creative Commons BY)
`description`	Description of the item
`identifier`	Identifier of the item, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links
`provider`	Service provider, service operator, or service performer
`sourceEntity`	Type of entity from which the relationship originates; specifies the class or category of the starting node in the connection
`sourceEntityKey`	Name of the property within the source entity that contains its unique identifier; used to locate and reference the entity in the dataset
`author`	Author of this content
`targetEntityKey`	Name of the property within the target entity that contains its unique identifier; used to locate and reference the entity in the dataset
`relationshipType`	Normalized value that defines the semantic meaning of the connection between the source and target entities (`buildsTowards`)

example.json

{
  "type": "relationship",
  "identifier": "23a99f08-73b9-5e2c-a4f6-ac3c0fcad1f8",
  "label": "buildsTowards",
  "properties": {
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "targetEntity": "StandardsFrameworkItem",
    "attributionStatement": "Knowledge Graph is provided by Learning Commons under the CC BY-4.0 license. Learning Commons received learning progressions under CC0 from Student Achievement Partners.",
    "description": "A buildsTowards relationship indicates that proficiency in one entity supports the likelihood of success in another, capturing a directional progression without requiring strict prerequisite order.",
    "identifier": "23a99f08-73b9-5e2c-a4f6-ac3c0fcad1f8",
    "provider": "Learning Commons",
    "sourceEntity": "StandardsFrameworkItem",
    "sourceEntityKey": "caseIdentifierUUID",
    "author": "Student Achievement Partners",
    "targetEntityKey": "caseIdentifierUUID",
    "relationshipType": "buildsTowards"
  },
  "source_identifier": "0465e0ad-eaf2-5d3e-999f-fe665744aaf1",
  "source_labels": ["StandardsFrameworkItem"],
  "target_identifier": "db51575f-e92e-5a08-904b-66b7b1a5a656",
  "target_labels": ["StandardsFrameworkItem"]
}

`relatesTo`

Connects 2 StandardsFrameworkItems that share a meaningful conceptual or skill-based link without implying sequence or dependency

Source node	Target node
`StandardsFrameworkItem`	`StandardsFrameworkItem`

Relationship property	Description
`license`	License document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL
`targetEntity`	Type of entity to which the relationship points; specifies the class or category of the ending node in the connection
`attributionStatement`	Textual credit that acknowledges the source or creator of a work, included when required by the content’s license (e.g., Creative Commons BY)
`description`	Description of the item
`identifier`	Identifier of the item, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links
`provider`	Service provider, service operator, or service performer
`sourceEntity`	Type of entity from which the relationship originates; specifies the class or category of the starting node in the connection
`sourceEntityKey`	Name of the property within the source entity that contains its unique identifier; used to locate and reference the entity in the dataset
`author`	Author of this content
`targetEntityKey`	Name of the property within the target entity that contains its unique identifier; used to locate and reference the entity in the dataset
`relationshipType`	Normalized value that defines the semantic meaning of the connection between the source and target entities (`relatesTo`)

example.json

{
  "type": "relationship",
  "identifier": "56411f45-8a4a-5788-b05f-46a4a8acde9d",
  "label": "relatesTo",
  "properties": {
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "targetEntity": "StandardsFrameworkItem",
    "attributionStatement": "Knowledge Graph is provided by Learning Commons under the CC BY-4.0 license. Learning Commons received learning progressions under CC0 from Student Achievement Partners.",
    "description": "A relatesTo relationship connects two entities that share a meaningful conceptual or skill-based link without implying sequence or dependency.",
    "identifier": "56411f45-8a4a-5788-b05f-46a4a8acde9d",
    "provider": "Learning Commons",
    "sourceEntity": "StandardsFrameworkItem",
    "sourceEntityKey": "caseIdentifierUUID",
    "author": "Student Achievement Partners",
    "targetEntityKey": "caseIdentifierUUID",
    "relationshipType": "relatesTo"
  },
  "source_identifier": "0465e0ad-eaf2-5d3e-999f-fe665744aaf1",
  "source_labels": ["StandardsFrameworkItem"],
  "target_identifier": "d9be53e8-38b3-51d7-beca-8a7d45657481",
  "target_labels": ["StandardsFrameworkItem"]
}

Schema release history

Date	Changed
September 23, 2025	First release

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Math Coherence Map dataset

Tutorial: Generate practice questions

Overview

Relationships

`buildsTowards`

`relatesTo`

Schema release history

Related topics