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Before doing anything else, experiment with the display settings in the SCORM activity's "Appearance" section. | Before doing anything else, experiment with the display settings in the SCORM activity's "Appearance" section. | ||
*Display package: If you have scrolling issues, try setting this to | *Display package: If you have scrolling issues, try setting this to new window. This will launch the content in a separate, full-screen browser window. Be aware that this can sometimes be blocked by pop-up blockers, and can be disorienting for some users. | ||
*Window settings: If using the "New window" option, you can set the window's dimensions. For better responsiveness, try leaving these blank so the new window will use the entire screen. | *Window settings: If using the "New window" option, you can set the window's dimensions. For better responsiveness, try leaving these blank so the new window will use the entire screen. | ||
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If the display settings don't fix the issue, the problem is almost certainly with the SCORM package itself. | If the display settings don't fix the issue, the problem is almost certainly with the SCORM package itself. | ||
*Modern Authoring Tools: Use modern e-learning authoring tools (like the latest versions of Articulate Storyline, Captivate, or H5P) that are designed to publish responsive content. | *Modern Authoring Tools: Use modern e-learning authoring tools (like the latest versions of Articulate Storyline, Captivate, or H5P) that are designed to publish responsive content. | ||
*Test your package: Before uploading to Moodle, test your SCORM file in a different environment like SCORM Cloud. This can help you determine if the responsiveness problem is with your SCORM file or with your Moodle configuration. | *Test your package: Before uploading to Moodle, test your SCORM file in a different environment like SCORM Cloud. This can help you determine if the responsiveness problem is with your SCORM file or with your Moodle configuration. | ||
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==Features of student view== | ==Features of student view== | ||
* | As a student, when you open a SCORM activity in Moodle, you'll see a launch page that provides an overview of the content. This is your hub for '''starting a new attempt''', '''reviewing past progress''', and '''understanding your score'''. | ||
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* | '''1.''' Starting or Resuming the Activity | ||
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To begin the course, you will click a button, often labeled *Enter* or *Launch*. This will open the SCORM content either within a window on the Moodle page or in a new browser tab. | |||
'''2.''' Understanding Your Score and Attempts | |||
On the main SCORM activity page, Moodle displays a summary of your performance, including: | |||
* Your Last Score: This shows the grade you achieved on your most recent attempt. | |||
* Number of Attempts: You can see how many times you have completed the activity. | |||
* Status: This indicates whether you have completed the activity or not. | |||
'''3.''' Preview and Review Modes | |||
Depending on the activity configuration, you may see two different modes for engaging with the content: | |||
* Preview Mode: This mode allows you to explore the content without your progress or score being recorded. Use this if you want to familiarize yourself with the material before taking a graded attempt. | |||
* Review Mode: After you have completed an attempt, the "Review" button becomes available. This lets you go back through the activity to see what you answered, including correct and incorrect answers, without affecting your grade. | |||
==SCORM reports== | ==SCORM reports== | ||
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Introduction
Like a Moodle course, each SCORM package will vary with the modules used in its construction by the teacher and by the SCORM activity settings established by the teacher.
Responsive Display and Troubleshooting
Due to Moodle's use of iframes, some SCORM packages may not display well on smaller screens, resulting in horizontal scrollbars or cut-off content. The best way to prevent this is by using a SCORM package that was designed with responsiveness in mind. However, if you have an older package, here are some settings and best practices that can help:
1. Check the Moodle SCORM Display Settings: Before doing anything else, experiment with the display settings in the SCORM activity's "Appearance" section.
- Display package: If you have scrolling issues, try setting this to new window. This will launch the content in a separate, full-screen browser window. Be aware that this can sometimes be blocked by pop-up blockers, and can be disorienting for some users.
- Window settings: If using the "New window" option, you can set the window's dimensions. For better responsiveness, try leaving these blank so the new window will use the entire screen.
- Stage size: Moodle allows you to set the width and height of the SCORM display. To allow the content to scale, set the width to a percentage (e.g., `100%`) rather than a fixed pixel value (e.g., `800`).
2. Evaluate the SCORM Package's Source: If the display settings don't fix the issue, the problem is almost certainly with the SCORM package itself.
- Modern Authoring Tools: Use modern e-learning authoring tools (like the latest versions of Articulate Storyline, Captivate, or H5P) that are designed to publish responsive content.
- Test your package: Before uploading to Moodle, test your SCORM file in a different environment like SCORM Cloud. This can help you determine if the responsiveness problem is with your SCORM file or with your Moodle configuration.
3. Moodle Mobile App: The Moodle Mobile app has its own SCORM player that is often better at handling responsiveness. If you have the Moodle Mobile app enabled on your site, instruct students to use it for a potentially better user experience on their mobile devices. The app can even play some SCORM packages offline, which is a major advantage.
Features of student view
As a student, when you open a SCORM activity in Moodle, you'll see a launch page that provides an overview of the content. This is your hub for starting a new attempt, reviewing past progress, and understanding your score.
1. Starting or Resuming the Activity
To begin the course, you will click a button, often labeled *Enter* or *Launch*. This will open the SCORM content either within a window on the Moodle page or in a new browser tab.
2. Understanding Your Score and Attempts
On the main SCORM activity page, Moodle displays a summary of your performance, including:
- Your Last Score: This shows the grade you achieved on your most recent attempt.
- Number of Attempts: You can see how many times you have completed the activity.
- Status: This indicates whether you have completed the activity or not.
3. Preview and Review Modes
Depending on the activity configuration, you may see two different modes for engaging with the content:
- Preview Mode: This mode allows you to explore the content without your progress or score being recorded. Use this if you want to familiarize yourself with the material before taking a graded attempt.
- Review Mode: After you have completed an attempt, the "Review" button becomes available. This lets you go back through the activity to see what you answered, including correct and incorrect answers, without affecting your grade.
SCORM reports
A teacher can access 4 report types for the SCORM activity via the reports tab:
- Basic report
- Graph report
- Interactions report
- Objectives report (for SCORM packages that use objective reporting)
Note: By default, users with the roles of manager, teacher and non-editing teacher are listed in SCORM reports. To prevent them being listed, edit the roles in Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles and unset the mod/scorm:savetrack capability.
Basic report
The basic report page shows a table of attempts for the SCORM activity. If you have the SCORM activity set up to allow multiple attempts, there may be more than one attempt for some users.
Selected attempts may be deleted by ticking the checkboxes then clicking the 'Delete selected attempts' button.
The basic report may be downloaded in ODS, Excel or text format.
A detailed report of each user's attempts may be obtained by clicking on the number in the attempts column. The track details link provides information on specific SCORM values recorded in Moodle by the SCORM object.
Note that the tracked details depend heavily upon what the SCORM object itself is programmed to report. Many SCORM packages created with authoring suites use the suspend_data field to record important information, instead of the traditional SCORM values. This makes deciphering the recorded data extremely difficult.
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Graph report
The graph report displays graphs of percentage obtained against number of participants.
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SCORM interactions report
The interactions report shows students' responses to questions together with the correct answers.
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The interactions report may be downloaded in ODS, Excel or text format and include responses, right answers and results (whether the response to a question was right or wrong).
Objectives report
This report is similar to the interactions report but if a SCORM package is set up to report objectives then this report will display the status and raw.score of any objectives data passed back to Moodle.
See also
Using Moodle forum discussions:
