- audience

audience

Source Definition: A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful
Source Comments: A class of entity may be determined by the creator or the publisher or by a third party
DC-Ed Comments:
Type of term: element
Refined By: mediator; educationLevel
Has Encoding Scheme:
Obligation:
Occurrence:

The kinds of information about the audience that have proven useful for educators searching for resources include statements about the following audience characteristics:

Mediator roles/characteristics (e.g., teachers, parents, administrators)[Note: May be expressed in the dcterms:meditor sub-property]
Student roles/characteristics

Academic/training Level (e.g., 5th grade students, middle school students, sophomores)(see educationLevel)
Student aptitude/attainment (e.g., gifted students)
Physical/emotional disabilities (e.g., visually impaired students, students with attention deficit disorder)
Cultural/linguistic groups (e.g., Hispanic American students, Torres Strait islanders)
Gender (e.g., female, male)
Linguistic ability (e.g., Spanish, Russian (note: the native language of the target audience may be different from the encoding language of the resource, etc.)
Learning prerequisites (knowledge that audience members are assumed to possess in order to successfully complete the learning associated with the resource)
Age

Where the creator or publisher of the resource being described explicitly states that the resource is intended to address the needs of a specific audience, information about that audience should be included in the metadata for that resource.