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educationalAlignment

A Schema.org Property
An alignment to an established educational framework.

This property should not be used where the nature of the alignment can be described using a simple property, for example to express that a resource teaches or assesses a competency.

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Examples

Example 1
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  1. <div>
  2.     <h1>The Declaration of Arbroath</h1>
  3.     <p>A lesson plan for teachers with associated video.
  4.        Typical length of lesson, 1 hour.
  5.        Recommended for children aged 10-12 years old.
  6.     </p>
  7.     <p>Subject: Wars of Scottish independence</p>
  8.     <p>Alignment to curriculum:</p>
  9.     <ul>
  10.         <li>England
  11.             National Curriculum: KS 3 History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)
  12.         </li>
  13.         <li>Scotland
  14.             SCQF: Level 2
  15.             Curriculum for Excellence: Social studies: people past events and societies
  16.         </li>
  17.     </ul>
  18.     <p>Link to lesson plan: <a href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
  19.     <video>
  20.         <source src="http://example.org/movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
  21.         Duration 03:12
  22.     </video>
  23.     <p>This example is based on <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr">Declaration of Arbroath</a> from BBC Bitesize</p>

  24. </div>
Example encoded as Microdata embedded in HTML.
  1. <div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WebPage">
  2.     <h1 itemprop="name">The Declaration of Arbroath</h1>
  3.     <p>A <span itemprop="learningResourceType">lesson plan</span>
  4.        for <span itemprop="audience"
  5.                  itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/EducationalAudience">
  6.            <span itemprop="educationalRole">teacher</span></span>s with associated video.
  7.        Typical length of lesson, <span itemprop="timeRequired" content="PT1H">1 hour</span>.
  8.        Recommended for children aged <span itemprop="typicalAgeRange">10-12</span> years old.
  9.     </p>
  10.     <p>Subject: <span itemprop="about">Wars of Scottish independence</span></p>
  11.     <p>Alignment to curriculum:</p>
  12.     <ul>
  13.         <li>England
  14.             <span itemprop="educationalLevel"
  15.                   itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
  16.                 <span itemprop="inDefinedTermSet"
  17.                       itemscope
  18.                       itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet">
  19.                   <span itemprop="name">The National Curriculum for England</span>:
  20.                   <link itemprop="url" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum" />

  21.                 </span>
  22.                 <span itemprop="name">Key Stage 3</span>
  23.             </span>
  24.             <span itemprop="educationalAlignment"
  25.                   itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
  26.                 <meta itemprop="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
  27.                 <meta itemprop="educationalFramework" content="The National Curriculum for England" />
  28.                 <span itemprop="targetName">History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)</span>
  29.                 <link itemprop="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/ENC/subjects/3102">
  30.             </span>
  31.         </li>
  32.         <li>Scotland
  33.             <span itemprop="educationalLevel"
  34.                   itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
  35.                 <span itemprop="inDefinedTermSet"
  36.                       itemscope
  37.                       itemtype="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet">
  38.                   <span itemprop="name">SCQF</span>
  39.                   <link itemprop="url" href="https://scqf.org.uk/">
  40.                 </span>:
  41.                 <span itemprop="name">Level 2</span>
  42.             </span>
  43.             <span itemprop="educationalAlignment"
  44.                   itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
  45.                 <meta itemprop="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
  46.                 <span itemprop="educationalFramework"> Curriculum for Excellence</span>:
  47.                 <span itemprop="targetName">Social studies: people past events and societies</span>
  48.                 <link itemprop="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/CFE/subjects/3362">
  49.             </span>
  50.         </li>
  51.     </ul>
  52.     <p>Link to lesson plan: <a itemprop="url" href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
  53.     <video itemprop="video" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/VideoObject">
  54.         <source itemprop="url" src="http://example.org/movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  55.         <span itemprop="name">Video Title</span>
  56.         <span itemprop="description">Video description</span>
  57.         <span itemprop="uploadDate">2000-01-01</span>
  58.         <img itemprop="thumbnailUrl" src="http://example.org/thubnail.mp4" alt="thumbnail" >
  59.         Duration: <span itemprop="duration" content="PT3M12S">03:12</span>
  60.     </video>
  61.     <p>This example is based on <a itemprop="isBasedOn" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr">Declaration of Arbroath</a> from BBC Bitesize</p>
  62. </div>
Example encoded as RDFa embedded in HTML.
  1. <div vocab="https://schema.org/" typeof="WebPage">
  2.     <h1 property="name">The Declaration of Arbroath</h1>
  3.     <p>A <span property="learningResourceType">lesson plan</span>
  4.        for <span rel="audience"
  5.                  typeof="EducationalAudience">
  6.            <span property="educationalRole">teacher</span></span>s with associated video.
  7.        Typical length of lesson, <span property="timeRequired" content="PT1H">1 hour</span>.
  8.        Recommended for children aged <span property="typicalAgeRange">10-12</span> years old.
  9.     </p>
  10.     <p>Subject: <span property="about">Wars of Scottish independence</span></p>
  11.     <p>Alignment to curriculum:</p>
  12.     <ul>
  13.         <li>England
  14.             <span rel="educationalLevel"
  15.                   typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
  16.                 <span property="inDefinedTermSet"
  17.                    typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet">
  18.                   <span property="name">The National Curriculum for England</span>:
  19.                   <link property="url" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum"/>
  20.                 </span>:
  21.                 <span property="name">KS 3</span>
  22.             </span>
  23.             <span rel="educationalAlignment"
  24.                   typeof="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
  25.                 <meta property="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
  26.                 <meta property="educationalFramework" content="The National Curriculum for England" />
  27.                 <span property="targetName">History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)</span>
  28.                 <link property="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/ENC/subjects/3102" />
  29.             </span>
  30.         </li>
  31.         <li>Scotland
  32.             <span rel="educationalLevel"
  33.                 typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTerm">
  34.               <span property="inDefinedTermSet"
  35.                 typeof="https://schema.org/DefinedTermSet" >
  36.                 <span property="name">SCQF</span>
  37.                 <link property="url" href="https://scqf.org.uk/">
  38.               </span>:
  39.               <span property="name">Level 2</span>
  40.             </span>
  41.             <span rel="educationalAlignment"
  42.                   typeof="https://schema.org/AlignmentObject">
  43.                 <meta property="alignmentType" content="educationalSubject" />
  44.                 <span property="educationalFramework"> Curriculum for Excellence</span>:
  45.                 <span property="targetName">Social studies: people past events and societies</span>
  46.                 <link property="targetUrl" href="http://example.org/CFE/subjects/3362" />
  47.             </span>
  48.         </li>
  49.     </ul>
  50.     <p>Link to lesson plan: <a property="url" href="http://example.org/lessonplan">http://example.org/lessonplan</a></p>
  51.     <video rel="video" typeof="https://schema.org/VideoObject">
  52.         <source property="url" src="http://example.org/movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
  53.         <span property="name">Video Title</span>
  54.         <span property="description">Video description</span>
  55.         <span property="uploadDate">2000-01-01</span>
  56.         <img property="thumbnailUrl" src="http://example.org/thubnail.mp4" alt="thumbnail" />
  57.         Duration: <span property="duration" content="PT3M12S">03:12</span>
  58.     </video>
  59.     <p>This example is based on <a property="isBasedOn" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr">Declaration of Arbroath</a> from BBC Bitesize</p>
  60. </div>
Example encoded as JSON-LD in a HTML script tag.
  1. <script type="application/ld+json">

  2. {
  3.   "@context":  "https://schema.org/",
  4.   "@type": "WebPage",
  5.   "name": "The Declaration of Arbroath",
  6.   "about": "Wars of Scottish independence",
  7.   "learningResourceType": "lesson plan",
  8.   "timeRequired": "PT1H",
  9.   "typicalAgeRange": "10-12",
  10.   "audience": {
  11.       "@type": "EducationalAudience",
  12.       "educationalRole": "teacher"
  13.   },
  14.   "educationalAlignment": [
  15.     {
  16.       "@type": "AlignmentObject",
  17.       "alignmentType": "educationalSubject",
  18.       "educationalFramework": " Curriculum for Excellence",
  19.       "targetName": "Social studies: people past events and societies",
  20.       "targetUrl": "http://example.org/CFE/subjects/3362"
  21.     },
  22.     {
  23.       "@type": "AlignmentObject",
  24.       "alignmentType": "educationalSubject",
  25.       "educationalFramework": "The National Curriculum for England",
  26.       "targetName": "History: The middle ages (12th to 15th century)",
  27.       "targetUrl" : "http://example.org/ENC/subjects/3102"
  28.     }
  29.   ],
  30.   "educationalLevel": [
  31.     {
  32.       "@type": "DefinedTerm",
  33.       "name": "Level 2",
  34.       "inDefinedTermSet": {
  35.             "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
  36.         "name": "SCQF",
  37.         "url": "https://scqf.org.uk/"
  38.       }
  39.     },
  40.     {
  41.       "@type": "DefinedTerm",
  42.       "name": "KS 3",
  43.       "inDefinedTermSet": {
  44.             "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
  45.         "name": "The National Curriculum for England",
  46.         "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum"
  47.       }
  48.     }
  49.   ],
  50.   "url" : "http://example.org/lessonplan",

  51.   "video": {
  52.     "@type": "VideoObject",
  53.     "description": "Video description",
  54.     "duration": "PT3M12S",
  55.     "name": "Video Title",
  56.     "thumbnailUrl": "http://example.org/thubnail.mp4",
  57.     "uploadDate": "2000-01-01",
  58.     "url" : "http://example.org/movie.mp4"
  59.   },
  60.   "isBasedOn": "http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3sjtfr"
  61. }
  62. </script>
Structured representation of the JSON-LD example.