Key terms used across the Acalumi platform.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Academic Level | A grade or year level within a branch (e.g., Grade 10, Year 1) |
| Academic Year | The time period for a school year (e.g., 2025-2026). Classes and exams are organized by academic year. |
| Addon | A premium feature module that can be added to any paid subscription tier (e.g., Proctoring Suite, Gamification) |
| Announcement | A broadcast message sent to users in specific branches or roles |
| Assignment | The link between an exam and a class - when you assign an exam, it becomes available to students in that class |
| Auto-grading | Automatic scoring of objective questions (MCQ, True/False, Fill-in-Blanks) based on correct answers |
| Branch | A physical campus or location within an organization. Each branch has its own users, classes, and settings. |
| Branch Admin | A user role that manages a specific branch - its users, classes, and exams |
| Branch Code | A short unique identifier for a branch (e.g., SV-JNR), used in URLs and student IDs |
| Class | A group of students at a specific grade level and section (e.g., "Class 10-A") with assigned teachers and a timetable |
| Class Teacher | The primary teacher (homeroom teacher) responsible for a class |
| Dashboard | The main landing page after login, showing role-specific stats and quick actions |
| Draft | An exam status indicating it is being prepared and is not yet visible to students |
| Exam | An assessment created by an teacher or admin, consisting of questions with configured scoring and time limits |
| Exam Type | The category of exam: Quiz, Test, Mid-Term, Final, Assignment, Practice, or Board Exam |
| Fill-in-Blanks | A question type where students complete missing words in a sentence |
| Gamification | Features that motivate learning through achievements, points, leaderboards, and streaks |
| Grade Level | The academic level of a class (e.g., Grade 1, Grade 12, Year 1) |
| Grading | The process of reviewing and scoring student submissions, either automatically or manually |
| Parent | A parent or family member with access to monitor their child's academic progress |
| Hotspot | A question type where students click on the correct area of an image |
| Teacher | A teacher or trainer who creates exams, manages classes, and grades submissions |
| Student | A student who takes exams and uses learning features |
| Matching | A question type where students match items from two columns |
| Matrix | A question type with a grid of rows and columns for complex selections |
| MCQ | Multiple Choice Question - a question with several options where one is correct |
| Negative Marking | Deducting marks for incorrect answers on an exam |
| Organization | Your institution as a whole. Each organization has its own subdomain and can contain multiple branches. |
| Organization Admin | The highest user role in the portal - manages the entire organization including branches, settings, and billing |
| Period | A time slot in a class timetable (e.g., Period 1: 8:00-8:45) |
| Period Template | A reusable schedule template defining period times and breaks |
| Proctoring | Monitoring students during exams using camera, screen recording, and tab-switch detection |
| Published | An exam status indicating it is live and available for assigned students to take |
| Question Bank | A shared library of questions organized by subject, topic, and difficulty, reusable across exams |
| Roster | The list of students enrolled in a class |
| Rubric | Grading criteria for essay and subjective questions, describing what constitutes different score levels |
| Section | A subdivision within a grade level (e.g., Section A, Section B) |
| Setup Token | A secure link sent via email after organization approval, used to complete the initial setup |
| Study Tools | Learning features for students: flashcards, notes, and practice mode |
| Subject | An academic discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, English) |
| Subdomain | Your organization's unique URL prefix (e.g., your-school in your-school.acalumi.com) |
| Subscription | Your organization's paid plan tier (Free, Basic, Professional, or Enterprise) |
| Timetable | The weekly schedule of class periods with subject and teacher assignments |
| Topic | A specific area within a subject (e.g., "Quadratic Equations" within Mathematics) |
| True/False | A question type with two options - True or False |