The Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE) brings together researchers from around the world aiming to capture the richness and diversity of child development and learning.
Only by conducting open-access, cutting-edge research can we enhance our knowledge on learning and developmental variability.
Delve into the science of learning variability, explore cutting-edge research, and discover practical insights to enhance learning for all.
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The Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE) is designed to enable coordinated data collection around measuring children’s variability within and across individuals, groups, and cultures. The goal of the LEVANTE Data Repository (LDR) is to serve as a centralized repository for the standardized datasets generated via this framework, and to allow for the open sharing and reuse of these data. The greater the accessibility of the dataset, the higher its value to the community. Our policies are designed to foster this goal while mitigating potential risks involved in creating an open developmental dataset.
Individual sites will be responsible for their own ethical approval from their research institutions and/or governmental bodies and will contribute only fully de-identified data, which will be released to the community on an annual schedule. Access to these core data will be granted pending agreement to the terms of the LEVANTE Data Repository Data Use Certification.
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