Glossary

Calendar

A calendar period, typically a year, in which schools structure classes.

Class

Represents a group of students and teachers enrolled in a course offering.

Courses

A fundamental unit of a curriculum that is used by the schools to organize their teaching and learning programs.

Curriculum Framework

A curriculum framework defines the learning dimensions, outcomes and standards. Standards are defined at various levels so that student progress against specific curriculum outcomes can be tracked and monitored.

Framework Item

A component or learning dimension of a curriculum framework. For example, English is a area of specialization, the relevant framework items are Language, Writing and Speaking.

Graded Proficiency Set

A set of proficiency levels used for day-to-day assessment of students.

Offering

A representation of a course in a particular calendar period.

Oracle Student Learning (OSL)

An enterprise teaching and learning product with the aim of improving the learning outcomes of students in Kindergarten to year 12 (K-12) education.

OSL Learning Tool Admin

A browser-based administration application intended for Administrators who manage the students, teachers, curricula and classes.

OSL Learning Tool (LT)

The primary user interface provided by OSL for teachers, students and parents.

Outcome Descriptor

An optional additional descriptor that further elaborates an outcome statement. For example, an exemplar of student work.

Outcome Statement

A description of the meaning of a proficiency level in terms of a framework item.

Proficiency Levels

A level of defined proficiency that can be used to assess student's day-to-day learning or overall learning progress.

Proficiency Sets

A set of proficiency levels.