| Description | Definition | Code |
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| Alternate Assessment | An assessment that is used to evaluate the performance of students who are unable to participate in general state assessments even with accommodations. | AlternateAssessment |
| Assessment Item | A specific prompt, that defines a question or protocol for a measurable activity that triggers a response from a person used to determine whether the person has mastered a learning objective. | AssessmentItem |
| Course | A series of units and lessons used to teach the skills and knowledge required by its curriculum. | Course |
| Demonstration/Simulation | An imitation or modeling of a real-world process. | DemonstrationSimulation |
| Educator/Curriculum Guide | A document that defines what concepts should be taught and/or how a concept should be taught effectively. | EducatorCurriculumGuide |
| Formative assessment | A process used by teachers and students during instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of intended instructional outcomes. (CCSSO FAST SCASS, 2006) | FormativeAssessment |
| Images/Visuals | Visual media, including but not limited to pictures, graphics, diagrams, figures, illustrations, charts, and maps. | ImagesVisuals |
| Interim/Summative Assessment | An assessment instrument used to evaluate student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark. A learning resource of this type may be an "assessment form," i.e. one instance of the assessment instrument that can equate scores with another instance of the same assessment. | InterimSummativeAssessment |
| Learning Activity | Activities engaged in by the learner for the purpose of acquiring certain skills, concepts, or knowledge, whether guided by an instructor or not. A Lesson may define one or more learning activities. | LearningActivity |
| Lesson | A detailed description of the course of instruction for a short period of time that is used by a teacher to guide class instruction. A Unit contains one or more lessons. | Lesson |
| Primary Source | An artifact, document, recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study and provides first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. | PrimarySource |
| Rubric/Scoring Guide | A document or guide that is used to delineate consistent criteria for grading. | RubricScoringGuide |
| Self Assessment | An assessment in which the user gathers information about and reflects on his or her own knowledge, skills, learning, or attitudes. | SelfAssessment |
| Text | The body of a printed work, to include reading passages. | Text |
| Textbook | A book used as a standard source of information on a particular subject. | Textbook |
| Unit | A long-range plan of instruction on a particular concept; it contains multiple lessons that are related. | Unit |
| Other | A type of learning resource in a category not yet defined by CEDS. | Other |