Guide · glossary
Outcome-Based Assessment Terms
In outcome-based assessment, a learning outcome is a single measurable behaviour a student can demonstrate after completing a course; the attainment rate is the share of measured students who reach the achievement threshold; a programme outcome is the competence a graduate will have, calculated from the learning outcomes of the courses. Below are 42 terms with a short definition, abbreviation and Turkish equivalent.
Outcomes and Bloom
- Learning outcome LOÖğrenme çıktısı
- A single measurable behaviour a student can demonstrate after successfully completing the course. Details
- Course learning outcome CLODers öğrenme çıktısı
- A learning outcome that belongs to a specific course. Details
- Programme outcome POProgram çıktısı
- A competence graduates of the programme will have. Courses contribute to programme outcomes. Details
- Bloom's taxonomyBloom taksonomisi
- A classification ordering learning from simple to complex: Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, Create. Details
- Knowledge dimension A · B · C · DBilgi türü
- Factual, conceptual, procedural, metacognitive. Read from the outcome's object.
- Cognitive processBilişsel alt süreç
- The 19 cognitive processes of Anderson and Krathwohl, e.g. 2.6 comparing, 3.2 implementing.
- Approved verb listOnaylı fiil sözlüğü
- The institution's approved list of outcome verbs; each verb is bound to a single Bloom level. Details
The learning outcome sentence
- ConditionKoşul
- The context, givens and tools for the outcome.
- ObjectKonu
- What is to be learned.
- CriterionÖlçüt
- The performance standard, e.g. accuracy, time, number of sources.
- VerbFiil
- The measurable action of the outcome; it sets the level. Details
Assessment and calculation
- Assessment instrumentÖlçme aracı
- An activity used to assess students; weights total 100%.
- ItemMadde
- A scored part of an instrument, linked to one or more outcomes by share.
- Item shareKatkı payı
- How the marks of an item are shared when it measures more than one outcome. Details
- Contribution levelKatkı düzeyi
- How strongly a learning outcome contributes to a programme outcome: 1 very low … 5 very high. Details
- Instrument ceilingAraç tavanı
- Highest level a question type can measure: multiple choice B3, extended response B5, project B6.
- Attainment threshold ThresholdBaşarım eşiği
- The percentage a student needs on an outcome to count as having attained it. Details
- Attainment rateKazanım oranı
- The share of measured students who reach the achievement threshold on an outcome. This is the main figure that goes into reports. Details
- Target attainment TargetHedef kazanım
- The attainment rate the outcome is expected to reach.
- Bloom Adequacy Index BAIBloom Yeterlilik İndeksi
- An indicator of how well the Bloom level of the questions measuring an outcome matches the outcome's target level. If the questions are below the target, the result is not published or is published with a limitation statement. Details
- Scoring run RunSkor koşusu
- Results computed on the server and locked. A locked run cannot be changed.
- Minimum group sizeAsgari grup
- Below this number of students, class indicators are not shown.
- Improvement recordİyileştirme kaydı
- Finding, cause and decision for an outcome below target.
- Mean level deficit MLDOrtalama düzey açığı
- The gap between an outcome's target level and the level of the questions that measure it. If the institution chooses, publication decisions are based on this indicator.
- Test blueprintBelirtke tablosu
- A table showing how an exam's marks are distributed across learning outcomes and Bloom levels. It shows before the exam is given whether the target levels are covered.
- Exam question bank Question bankSınav soru bankası
- Question texts the course owner writes by Bloom level. Only those who can edit the course see them; they never go to reports or AI.
- Question workshopSoru atölyesi
- The window in the Assessments step where questions are written after choosing an outcome, level and question type; it shows sub-processes, question stems and an optional AI draft.
- Higher-order share B4+ shareÜst düzey payı
- The percentage of a year's learning outcomes at analyse, evaluate or create (B4–B6). It is expected to rise as the programme advances.
- Rank correlation (Spearman) ρSıra korelasyonu (Spearman)
- The relationship between year of study and learning outcome level. Close to 1 means the level rises steadily with year; 0 or below means no progression.
- Programme health scorecard ScorecardProgram sağlık karnesi
- A one-page summary of all reports; users can also receive it by weekly or monthly email.
- Grade–attainment divergence DivergenceNot ile kazanım ayrışması
- The share of students who passed the course yet scored below the threshold on a learning outcome. It is not attainment itself; it is a programme finding that exposes the compensating and non-outcome components of the grade.
- Curriculum ladder LadderMüfredat basamağı
- The presence of outcomes one level lower in earlier semesters before a higher-order outcome. If there are none, the improvement record diagnosis shows that the cause may lie in the curriculum rather than in the course (F14-B).
National and European frameworks
- Turkish Higher Education Qualifications Framework TQF-HETürkiye Yükseköğretim Yeterlilikler Çerçevesi
- Classifies outcomes as Knowledge, Skills and Competences.
- European Credit Transfer System ECTSAvrupa Kredi Transfer Sistemi
- Total student workload in hours divided by the institution's hours per credit. Details
- Workloadİş yükü
- Total time a student spends on the course (hours). Details
Documentation
- Course Information Package CIPDers Bilgi Paketi
- Official document describing a course's identity, learning outcomes, weekly plan, assessment and workload (Bologna process).
Programme structure
- CourseDers
- A unit of instruction taught in a term with its own outcomes and assessment.
- ProgrammeProgram
- A degree or diploma programme to which courses belong.
Term and plan
- SemesterYarıyıl
- The term in which the course is taught.
- Assessment periodÖlçüm dönemi
- The academic period the results belong to (e.g. 2025-2026 Spring).
Governance
- Ownership logSahiplik günlüğü
- Record of who accepted which AI suggestion and when.
- Process indicatorSüreç göstergesi
- A count of the work within the course owner's and adviser's control: data entry, rule compliance of the assessment design, advising and badge work. It contains no measurement results and is neither summed nor ranked.
The same terms in the software
In SixBloom Course Design Studio, every screen uses these terms with the same meaning; the glossary in the Guide comes from the same source as this page.