Re: EOCred: Identify the level of a credential

Unless we can find consensus on what sense of the word "level" we're trying
to model, maybe we should just leave it out. There are many cans of springs
that could be opened.

Phil, your draft phrase "Indicates the required level of educational
attainment, accomplishment, knowledge or experience" doesn't clearly match
any of the senses of level we've been talking about here. You mentioned you
had been thinking about the second sense I suggested (the credential
recognizes achievement of a particular level) and then this draft text more
closely represents the first (the credential requires a certain level of
experience or skill in order to participate in or be likely to pass
assessment).

Robby's distinction between levels of accomplishment and levels of
performance is useful. I think a credential could be awarded to recognize
either one of these categories, but we need to be precise about which of
them we're describing.

In practical terms, the use cases from Open Badges I've heard from wanting
a level property are closer to level of accomplishment. But rarely do I
hear people asking for values like "Bachelor" and "Master's".. They're more
interested in defining their own levels relative to one another. "The Level
2 Pinball Wizard credential recognizes achievement of level 2 of the
Pinball Wizardry ladder, which has 3 levels". They're not as interested in
relating their credential to common definitions of educational level in the
real world.

Nate