> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.learningcommons.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Learning Progressions > Reference for learning progressions in Knowledge Graph based on the Student Achievement Partners' Coherence Map: buildsTowards and relatesTo relationships for tracing prerequisite and successor standards. [Schema last updated September 23, 2025.](#schema-release-history) ## Overview Learning Progressions detail how [Academic Standards](/knowledge-graph/graph-reference/academic-standards) build towards and relate to each other. ## Relationships ### `buildsTowards` | 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` | 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` | 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`). | ```json example.json theme={null} { "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` | 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` | A relatesTo relationship connects two entities that share a meaningful conceptual or skill-based link without implying sequence or dependency. | | `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`). | ```json example.json theme={null} { "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"] } ``` ## Related datasets * [Learning Progressions](/knowledge-graph/datasets/learning-progressions) ## Schema release history | Date | Changed | | ------------------ | -------------- | | September 23, 2025 | First release. | ## Related topics Explore coverage, use cases, and download details for the Learning Progressions dataset. Use progressions to find prerequisites and generate practice content.