本标准规定了一个概念数据模式，该模式定义了学习对象元数据实例的结构。在本标准中，学习对象是指用于学习、教育或培训的任何数字或非数字实体。 对于本标准，学习对象的元数据实例描述了其应用的学习对象的相关特征。这些特征可以被重新组合成一般的、生命周期、元元数据、教育、技术、教育、权利、关系、注释和分类类别。 本标准中规定的概念数据模式将允许学习对象和描述它们的元数据实例的语言多样性。 本标准中定义的概念数据模式规定了构成学习对象元数据实例的数据元素。 本标准将被其他标准引用，这些标准将定义数据模式的实现描述，以便学习技术系统可以使用学习对象的元数据实例来管理、定位、评估或交换学习对象。 本标准未定义学习技术系统将如何表示或使用学习对象的元数据实例。

This standard specifies a conceptual data schema that defines the structure of a metadata instance for a learning object. For this standard, a learning object is defined as any entity, digital or non-digital, that is used for learning, education or training. For this standard, a metadata instance for a learning object describes relevant characteristics of the learning object to which it applies. Such characteristics can be regrouped in general, life cycle, meta-metadata, educational, technical, educational, rights, relation, annotation, and classification categories. The conceptual data schema specified in this standard will allow for linguistic diversity of learning objects and the metadata instances that describe them. The conceptual data schema defined in this standard specifies the data elements of which a metadata instance for a learning object is composed. This standard will be referenced by other standards that will define the implementation descriptions of the data schema so that a metadata instance for a learning object can be used by a learning technology system to manage, locate, evaluate, or exchange learning objects. This standard does not define how a learning technology system will represent or use a metadata instance for a learning object.