Glossary

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Academic Session

A time period for educational activities (semester, quarter, school year). Defined in OneRoster.

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Activity

A learning interaction tracked by Caliper. Includes start/end times, scores, and XP earned.

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Adapter

Framework-specific integration code. Server adapters handle routing; client adapters provide UI components.

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Caliper

IMS Global standard for learning analytics. Tracks learning events like activity starts, completions, and time spent.

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Class

A specific instance of a course (e.g., “Math Grade 3 - Fall 2024”). Students enroll in classes, not courses directly.

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Client

TypeScript package for direct API access (@timeback/oneroster, @timeback/edubridge, etc.).

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Course

An educational offering (e.g., “Math Grade 3”). Contains structure, resources, and learning objectives.

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Course Code

Unique identifier for a course (e.g., “MATH-3”).

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EduBridge

Simplified API layer on top of OneRoster. Provides pre-aggregated analytics and convenience endpoints.

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Enrollment

Association between a user and a class. Determines what content a student can access.

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Grade

Educational grade level (K-12). Used to organize courses and match content to students.

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Gradebook

OneRoster service for managing scores, results, and academic records.

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Identity Mode

How users authenticate with Timeback. Options are SSO (Timeback as identity provider) or Custom (bring your own auth).

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Identity-Only

Lightweight SDK mode providing SSO without activity tracking or API access.

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Line Item

A gradable assignment or assessment in the gradebook.

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Mastery

Demonstrated competence in a learning objective. Tracked by PowerPath.

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Metadata

Custom key-value data attached to courses or resources.

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O

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OneRoster

IMS Global standard for rostering (users, classes, enrollments) and gradebook data.

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Override

Environment-specific configuration in timeback.config.json. Allows different values for staging vs production.

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PowerPath

Adaptive learning system. Adjusts question difficulty based on student performance.

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Provider

React/Vue/Solid context provider that makes Timeback client available to components.

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QTI

Question and Test Interoperability. IMS Global standard for digital assessments.

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Resource

Learning material (video, quiz, article) linked to a course.

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Result

A student’s score or outcome for a line item.

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Rostering

Managing users, classes, and enrollments. Handled by OneRoster.

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SDK

Software Development Kit. The timeback package providing integrated server and client functionality.

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Sensor

Caliper endpoint that receives learning events. Configured per course or globally.

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Session

A learning session tracked by Caliper or PowerPath.

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SSO

Single Sign-On. Using Timeback as the identity provider via OIDC.

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Subject

Educational subject area (Math, ELA, Science, etc.).

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Timeback

Educational data platform built on 1EdTech standards.

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TimebackId

Canonical stable identifier for a Timeback user. Returned in SSO mode.

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timeback.config.json

Configuration file defining courses, sensors, and environment overrides.

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User

A person in the Timeback system. Can have roles like student, teacher, or administrator.

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XP

Experience points earned through learning activities. Calculated from time spent and performance.

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