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Glossary of Terms

 Learning Outcome Based Education (LOBE): Adherence to student-centric learning
approach to measure student’s performance based on pre-determined set of outcomes.

 Letter Grade: Index of performance resulting from the transformation of actual marks
obtained by a student in a course.

 Outcomes: Intended results of education in higher educational institution: What students
are supposed to know and be able to do?

 Programme: A collection of courses in which a student enrolls and which contributes
to meeting the requirements for the awarding of one or more Certificates/ Diplomas/
Degrees.

 Programme Education Objectives (PEOs): Broad statements that described what
graduates are expected to attend within few years of graduation.

 Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs): They represent the knowledge, skills and
attitudes a student should at the end of the programme.

 Question Bank: A repository of quality questions on a subject.

 Re-evaluation: A recheck of an already corrected answer script.

 Registration: Process through which students select courses to be taken during a semester
or module.

 Result: Outcome of an assessment/ evaluation which may be expressed in different forms
such as marks, letter grade, GPA, etc.

 Reliable Assessment: Ensures consistency in the assessment made by the same and/or
other assessors with respect to the same learning outcome for a course or a program.

 Rubric (Assessment Rubric): A rubric for assessment, also called a scoring guide, is a tool
used to interpret and grade students’ on any kind of work against criteria and standards.

 Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA): Performance of a student in a given semester.

 Student: A person admitted and registered under University regulations.

 Syllabus: An outline of topics covered in an academic course.

 Transcript: A certified copy of a student’s educational record.

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