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Contribution Guidelines Edit | Report
| Term | Definition | Sunbird Context |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | Benchmark is the standard point of comparison. It is set as the highest point of achievement/comparison. | |
| Benchmark Assessment | Benchmark assessments are short tests which are administered in class throughout the academic year to help teachers assess the academic performance of students. | Benchmark assessments can be created on the inbuilt content editor. These assessments can be added to courses, lessons etc. to track the progress of a user’s learning curve. |
| Board | A body of individuals governing rules and policies of education system. | Board could be central level or state level. When creating content on Sunbird, it is imperative to tag the content to any board, state or central, to help consecutive users search for the content. Content matter may vary from one board to another. |
| Book | Book is a collection of content units. | On Sunbird, books can be compiled or curated from school books that conform to syllabi of state or central boards, for a grade, in the said medium of instruction and language. Books may also be compiled separately without adhering to any syllabus, but forming a logical unit of content pieces for the given subject matter. |
| Bulk Upload | Uploading a set of files at once. | On Sunbird, when creating content, content can be uploaded in bulk. Content can be text, audio or video. Supported file formats are: .pdf, .mp4, .webm, YouTube URLs, HTML, ECML (created using the inbuilt content editor), EPUB, H5P, File size should not exceed 25MB per file |