Glossary of Key Terms

Modified on Wed, Oct 23 at 12:23 PM

Modern States uses a number of terms that are helpful for learners and educators to be familiar with. Below is a working list of key terms:

  • CLEP - The College Level Examination Program, created by the College Board and including 30+ exams that lead to credit at nearly 3000 colleges and universities.

  • Voucher - The ticket used to sign up for a CLEP exam, which normally costs $95/exam. Modern States provides vouchers at no cost to learners who complete our courses. 

  • Platform - The online learning system/interface. Modern States is transitioning to D2L Brightspace.

  • Auditor - Someone like a teacher, parent or mentor who is able to view a learner’s progress and course work.

  • Legacy platform - The online learning system/interface that Modern States will be sunsetting in 2024. Modern States’ legacy platform is OpenEdX.

  • Aggregate data - Combined/summarized information about groups of users, that does not allow identification of an individual learner’s data.

  • CFU (Checks for Understanding) - The quizzes or questions that test a learner’s understanding of a module's content.


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