Type
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Source Definition: The nature or genre of the content of the resource.
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Source Comments: Type includes terms describing general categories, functions, genres, or aggregation levels for content. Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]). To describe the physical or digital manifestation of the resource, use the Format element.
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DC-Ed Comments: Use a controlled list and identify the source with encoding scheme. Use lists that emphasis the learning or educational nature of resources over the format of a resource (e.g. problem set, tutorial, case study). Recommended that at least one value from DCMI-Type be supplied for a high level category. For educators and trainers, lesson plans or activities with stated learning objectives are essential as well as assessments to measure progress towards objectives. Suggest adding the words lesson (or learning material??) and assessment as potential DC vocabulary terms.
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Type of term: element
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Has Encoding Scheme
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Obligation: Strongly recommended (R)
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Occurrence
Notes
Although Type is not specifically an educationally purposed element, most would agree that using appropriate controlled vocabularies for Type will improve the use of resources in an educational context.
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NSDL Education Level Vocabulary, Version 2