Configuring Items for Adaptive Learning

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to configure items for adaptive learning.

Adaptive Learning

An online item can begin with an exam designed to assess the user's knowledge of specific learning objectives. Based on the results of this exam, the system will mark the content items as complete with progress indicators, represented by checkmarks, if the user achieves the required score for each associated objective. This allows the user to test out of the content, meaning they will not need to access the content items for the objectives they have successfully passed, as indicated by the checkmarks.

Checkmarks indicators next to course content items are highlighted to show completion.

There can be a final exam that users must pass in order to receive credit. This exam assesses the users on all learning objectives related to the content items. If a user does not achieve the required score for any objective on the exam, the checkmark next to the corresponding content item will be removed. In this situation, the user will need to review the content items for the objectives they did not pass.

Configure an Item for Adaptive Learning

Steps

  1. Ensure the objectives are linked to both a content object and to question library questions.

    Note

    If you are planning on associating objectives to content objects, you must make these associations BEFORE adding the content objects to an item. Once a content object is part of an item, you may no longer add or edit the objectives associated to it.

  2. Create a new exam assessment.

  3. Add objectives of questions to the exam.

  4. Specify which specific questions should be included in the exam based on the three possible options: Always, Randomly, or Never.

  5. Configure the settings on the exam assessment including overall passing grade for the exam, and passing grade for each objective, and choose to set or clear the objective flags for passed or failed exams.

  6. Add the exam and the content objects to the online item.

  7. Select the cog icon and configure the settings.

  8. Save your changes.

  9. Assign the item to a user from the Menu drop-down.

  10. Log in as the user and navigate to Home→Learning.

  11. Start the course with the assessment. If you answer all questions correctly, a check mark will be automatically displayed next to the corresponding content objects.

Result

You have configured an item for Adaptive Learning.

Summary

  • Enable adaptive learning by assessing users' knowledge through an initial exam tied to specific learning objectives.
  • Configure adaptive learning by linking objectives, creating exams, and setting passing criteria for course progress.
  • Allow users to bypass content for objectives they successfully pass, marked with progress checkmarks.
  • Require a final exam to ensure mastery of all objectives, with content review required for any failed objectives.

Learning

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