Glossary
This glossary gives a short, neutral meaning for every product and sector term you meet on LearnBoard screens. It is for anyone reading a screen outside their own sector, or new to LearnBoard. Where a term has an exact LearnBoard counting rule, the entry links to the definitions page, which has the full rule and an example.
At a glance
Section titled “At a glance”- Product terms (card, pack, team lead, workspace) and sector terms (AVETMISS, NPS, TVA) are listed together, A to Z.
- Each entry is one or two lines. Counting rules live on the definitions page.
ABC early warning (Balfanz). An early-warning model, from research by Robert Balfanz, that flags learners on three indicators: Attendance, Behaviour and Course performance. Used on the ABC Early-Warning screen.
Accommodation. An adjustment made so a learner with a disability or other need can take part on equal terms, such as extra time.
Accreditation. Formal recognition, by an outside body, that a program or course meets a set standard.
Active. Activity in the last 30 days. See Active.
Activity. One item in a Moodle course, such as a quiz, assignment, page, forum or SCORM package.
Activity completion tracking. A Moodle setting that marks an activity done when a learner meets its conditions. LearnBoard calls these tracked activities.
Admin console. The LearnBoard area where a workspace administrator manages people, data sources, branding and settings.
Apprenticeship. A structured training arrangement that combines paid work with formal training towards a qualification.
Ask AI. The button on every card that opens the AI assistant with that card’s figures. See the AI assistant and your data.
Assessor. In vocational training, the person who judges whether a learner is competent.
Assessor validation. A review of assessment tools and assessment decisions, to confirm they produce valid and consistent judgements.
At risk. Learners in the High or Medium risk band. See At risk.
Attempt. One finished quiz attempt by a learner. See Attempts.
Audit log. A record of report, AI and administrative events in your workspace, with who did them and when.
AVETMISS. The Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard: the national data standard for recording and reporting VET activity, including learner demographics.
Balfanz. See ABC early warning.
Band. One of the three risk score ranges: High, Medium or Low. See Risk score and bands.
Behaviour incident. A recorded event about a learner’s conduct, used in K-12 early-warning and correlation screens.
Budget utilisation. How much of a training budget has been spent against what was planned.
Card. One tile, chart, table or list on a screen. Every card has an i button that explains what it counts.
Certificate. One certificate issue to a learner. See Certificates.
Certification expiry. The date a certificate stops being valid, worked out from how long it lasts.
Cohort. A group of learners. See Cohorts.
Competency. A skill or ability a person has shown they can apply to a set standard.
Completion rate. Completed enrolments divided by enrolments. See Completion rate.
Completion rule. The three ways an enrolment counts as completed in LearnBoard. See Completion rule.
Cost per learner. Training spend divided by the number of learners it served.
Course category. A Moodle folder that holds courses. In the Groups filter, a course category that holds courses is a Department.
Course readiness. Whether a course meets a set of quality criteria before learners start, such as having content and assessments.
CSV. A plain spreadsheet file (comma-separated values) that opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.
Data freshness. How long saved figures stay current, how often open screens check for newer ones, and how often figures are updated in the background.
Data source. The Moodle site, database or uploaded copy a workspace reads. See Data source.
Department. In the Groups filter, a Moodle course category that holds courses.
Detractor. In NPS, a person who gives a rating of 0 to 6.
Discrimination index. In assessment analysis, how well a question separates stronger learners from weaker ones. Higher is better.
Distractor. A wrong answer option in a multiple-choice question.
Dormant. An account with no recorded activity in the last 30 days. The opposite of active.
Early warning. Spotting learners likely to struggle or drop out, early enough to help.
Enrolment. One learner in one course. See Enrolments.
Enrolment method. The Moodle plugin a person was enrolled through, such as manual enrolment, self enrolment or cohort sync.
Equity group. A group of learners identified for fair-access reporting, such as by disability, Indigenous status or remoteness.
Event. One thing Moodle logged. See Events.
Excluded course IDs. The courses your workspace hides from analytics. See Courses hidden from analytics.
FE. Further education: post-school education below degree level, common in the UK.
Funnel. A chart that follows enrolments through stages from Enrolled to Certified. See Funnel stages.
Graduate attributes. The qualities, skills and understanding a university says its graduates should develop, such as critical thinking or communication.
Groups. In Moodle, sets of people inside one course. In LearnBoard, Groups is also the name of the filter that narrows every screen. See Groups filter.
Health score. A 0 to 100 score on the Executive overview that blends completion, active users, content freshness and certificate velocity. See Health score.
Hidden activity. An activity hidden from learners inside a Moodle course. LearnBoard leaves hidden activities and quizzes out of every figure.
i button. The info button on every card. It explains what the card shows and how it is worked out.
Instructor. The person who teaches a course; also called a teacher or tutor.
K-12. School education from kindergarten to year 12.
KPI. Key performance indicator: a headline figure you track over time, such as completion rate.
Learner. A distinct person with an active student enrolment. See Learners.
Learner category. A grouping your workspace defines, such as a provision type, used in the Groups filter.
Learning path. A planned sequence of courses or activities a learner moves through.
Login. One sign-in event. See Logins.
Mandatory training. Courses or certificates people must complete, often by a deadline, for legal, safety or policy reasons.
Mastery. Showing that a learner has met a learning standard to the required level.
Moodle site cohort. A site-wide group of people in Moodle, separate from course groups.
My Learning. The screen where a person sees their own progress, and only their own.
My Team. The screen where a team lead sees the people in their own Moodle groups.
NCVER. The National Centre for Vocational Education Research, the Australian body that collects AVETMISS data.
Next best actions. The few things most worth doing in your workspace right now, such as learners at high risk, certificates lapsed or about to lapse, and mandatory training overdue. Each links to the screen where the work is done.
Non-editing teacher. A Moodle course role that can teach and grade but cannot change the course.
NPS (Net Promoter Score). A satisfaction score from -100 to +100: the share of promoters (ratings of 9 or 10 on a 0 to 10 scale) minus the share of detractors (0 to 6). Ratings of 7 or 8 are passives.
Onboarding ramp. How quickly a new starter moves through their onboarding training towards being fully productive.
On-job training (OJT). Training delivered in the workplace, as part of doing the job.
Pack. A set of screens your plan includes or locks. See Pack.
Passive. In NPS, a person who gives a rating of 7 or 8.
Pathway. A planned route of courses or units towards a qualification or role.
Pin. Adding a card to one of your own dashboards.
Placement module. A Moodle activity your workspace tags as part of a work placement.
Programme. A planned set of courses leading to an award or outcome. In the Groups filter, a list your workspace defines.
Progression. A learner moving on to the next stage of study, such as the next year of a course.
Promoter. In NPS, a person who gives a rating of 9 or 10.
Qualification. A formal award, such as a certificate or diploma, given when a learner completes the required units.
Re-attempt. A second or later attempt at the same quiz.
Recovery code. A one-use code that lets you sign in when you do not have your authenticator app.
Retention. The share of people who come back, for example who sign in again within a set number of days of registering.
Risk score. A 0 to 100 score per learner. See Risk score and bands.
ROI (return on investment). What training returns compared with what it cost.
RTO. Registered Training Organisation: a provider registered to deliver nationally recognised vocational training in Australia.
SCORM. A standard format for packaged e-learning content that Moodle can play and track.
Segment. One group in the Groups filter: a programme, department, campus, learner category or cohort.
Single sign-on (SSO). Signing in to one system and being let into another without a second password. LearnBoard offers Sign in with Moodle.
Staff. A person with a teacher, non-editing teacher, manager or course creator role in a course. Most figures leave staff out.
Standards. The learning outcomes a curriculum says learners should meet.
Succession. Planning who could step into key roles when people move on.
Suspended. A Moodle account or enrolment an administrator has switched off. LearnBoard leaves suspended enrolments out of enrolment figures.
Team lead. A LearnBoard role for people who lead courses in Moodle, limited to their own groups. See roles and permissions.
Time to completion. Days from the start of an enrolment to its completion. See Time to completion.
Time to productivity. How long a new starter takes to reach full effectiveness in their role.
Tracked activity. An activity shown in the course with completion tracking switched on.
TVA (Total VET Activity). The Australian requirement for registered training organisations to report all their nationally recognised training activity each year, in AVETMISS format.
Two-factor sign-in. Signing in with your password and a six-digit code from an authenticator app.
Unit of competency. The smallest unit of a nationally recognised vocational qualification that a learner can be assessed and recognised for.
USI (Unique Student Identifier). The lifelong reference number every learner in Australian vocational training needs.
User account. Any account on the Moodle site, staff included. See User accounts.
VET. Vocational education and training: training for specific jobs and trades.
Workforce capability. How well the skills of a workforce match what the organisation needs.
Workspace. Your organisation’s own space in LearnBoard. See Workspace.
Workspace clock. The time zone your workspace reads dates in. See Workspace clock.