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Glossary of Terms

 Assessment: is the process of collecting, recording, scoring, describing and interpreting
information about learning.

 Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree: A title/ qualification awarded after satisfactory completion
of and achievement in a program.

 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): These are the outcomes/knowledge whichever
student is expected to gain at the end of completion of each course (subject).

 Credit: Unit of measure of course work. Each course may be allotted credits in proportion
to the time expected to be devoted by the student for that course.

 Course: A basic unit of education and/or training. A course or collection of courses forms
a program of study.

 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA): Weighted average of the grade points obtained
in all courses registered by the student across semesters.

 Difficulty Index: (of a question) A measure of the proportion of examinees who answered
the question correctly.

 Discrimination Index: (of a question) A measure of how well the question is able to
distinguish between students who are knowledgeable and those who are not.

 Evaluation is the process of making judgments based on evidences andinterpretations
gathered through examination and assessment and on the basis of agreed upon criteria.

 Examination is a quantitative measure of learners “performance and is usually held at the
end of the academic session or semester.

 Fair Assessment: An assessment which does not give advantage or disadvantage to any
student.

 Grade Point: Numeric weightage attached to each letter grade.
 Grade Point Average (GPA): A system of calculating academic achievement based on an
average, calculated by multiplying the numerical grade point received in each course by the
number of credits.

 Graduate Attributes (GAs) is a set of individually assessable outcomes that are indicative of
the graduate’s potential to acquire competencies in that programme.

8 Evaluation Reforms in Higher Educational Institutions