Objectives

Objective is a special parameter for evaluating of Learning Module completion and success.

There might be one or several objectives in the single Module. Technically, there is no limitation on number of learning objectives; however, such limitations can be introduced when using certain e-Learning standards (for example, in SCORM 1.2 the number of objectives can not exceed 100).

Each objective has a Score, Success Status and Completion Status.

Success Status can have one of the following values:

• Unknown
• Failed (objective is not accomplished)
• Passed (objective is accomplished)

Completion Status can have one of the following values:

• Unknown
• Not Attempted (completion of the objective is not started yet).
• Incomplete (completion of the objective is started, but it is not finished yet)
• Completed (completion of the objective is finished).

One of the objectives for the Module must have defined as Main Module objective. By default, it is named total (this identifier is also used in some Objects as default). Module translates results of completion of this objective to the Learning Management Systems as a result of completion for the entire Module. Objective total has predefined initial completion status "incomplete" (it means that entire module will have completion status "incomplete" immediately after initial launch).

During Module execution the properties of the Objectives change either by employing special actions, or by employing actions built-in into the complex objects. There are also conditional actions, which allow executing of different action sequences depending on Objective's parameters.

Adding new Objective

1. Press the Runtime button in the Settings group of the Module tab. In classic menu select Module → Runtime settings…

   

2. In the opened Runtime Settings dialog window proceed to the Objectives tab.

3. On the Objectives press Add button.

   

4. Provide Objective's parameters in the Objective dialog window. Set initial statuses of newly created Objective, minimal (usually 0), and maximum possible score (sum of all scores in the Module).

   

Actions, which use Objectives

Actions that use Objectives as parameters:

• SET. Set Score, Completion Status, Success Status of selected Objective.
• IF. Executes action sequence depending on Score, Completion Status, Success Status of selected Objective.