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Look up assessment, scoring, delivery, and 360 feedback terms.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Assessment | The instrument you build; also the name of the scored-assessment category. |
| Survey | A category for collecting opinions and feedback. |
| Quiz | A category for knowledge questions and correctness analytics. |
| 360 feedback | Feedback about one person from several raters, potentially including self. |
| Module | A section of questions. |
| Blueprint | A reusable design for dimensions, interpretations, archetypes, and scoring rules. |
| Dimension | A trait or topic with a score calculated from mapped answers. |
| Dimension mapping | A link from a question, or ranking option, to a dimension, with a weight. |
| Archetype | A named profile assigned when its scoring rules match. |
| Interpretation band | Explanatory text for a dimension score range. |
| Result feedback | Completion-page text and bands configured on an assessment's Feedback tab. |
| Reverse scoring | Flipping a question's score so a high answer counts as low, for a question worded in the opposite direction. |
| Organisation | An internal training-partner organisation or a client organisation with its own people and cohorts. |
| Cohort | A group associated with one assessment and organisation. |
| Wave | One round of collection within a cohort. |
| Participant | A person taking an assessment or involved in a 360 campaign. |
| Response | An answer in the stored data; interface response totals generally count respondents rather than individual answer rows. |
| Subject | The person receiving 360 feedback. |
| Rater | A person giving 360 feedback about a subject. |
| Roster | The list of subjects in a 360 campaign. |
| Magic link | A personal, single-use email link that signs someone into My360 without a password. |
| Anonymity threshold | The minimum completed ratings needed to show an anonymous, non-self rater category. |
| Pulse follow-up | A dedicated follow-up after a closed 360, based on selected focus areas and raters. |
| Pulse / check-in wave | An ordinary wave label, separate from the dedicated 360 pulse workflow. |
| Development plan | A participant's goals, actions, and check-ins following feedback. |
| Open Floor | A separate live board for audience questions, comments, and votes. |
| Effect size | A standardised measure of a difference; not proof of causation or statistical significance. |
| API key | A key that lets another system connect to Datatrap, limited to read only, read and write, or full access. |
| MCP connector | An AI-assistant connection to supported Datatrap operations using account-bound permissions. |
See Key concepts for how the parts fit together.