Learn by Doing
One of the most powerful features of Acrobatiq courseware is the embedded Learn by Doing formative assessment and feedback. Learn by Doing Formative assessments:
- appear in each lesson
- are tagged to Learning Objectives
- produce a data for each individual student
As students practice what they have learned by engaging with these activities, they produce a rich data stream on the learning process called a Learning Estimate.
These learning estimates drive the adaptive Personal Practice activities at the end of a unit of learning and are yield actionable insights for instructors via the Learning Dashboard.
- Formative activities have targeted feedback which learners see immediately after answering, and some activities will have hints to help them as well.
- Any question types may be added to formative activities.
- Images, video, and most external embedded content can be added to formative activities
- Questions can be delivered all at once, one at a time, or using custom breaks between the questions.
- Custom purpose types for formative activities may be created if a developer chooses if those better serve the course design
These formative activities allow students to work on a problem until they get the correct answer. The activities provide targeted feedback, and they often provide hints.
You can use formative activities to:
- Provide a brief pause in body content to ask a question
- Ask a series of questions that build on one another
- Give students a chance to practice a new type of problem
Components of Formative Activities
Question or Item (prompt w/ distractors): Questions or items are composed of a set of instructions and one or more answer choices, depending on the item type. The terms question and items are sometimes used interchangeably with the term activity.
Question Part: Some question/item types can have multiple parts that students need to answer.
Targeted feedback: Most questions have targeted feedback for correct and incorrect answer options. The feedback provides additional learning opportunities and guides students as they continue to work on the problem.
Hints: These formative activities have hints that students can click on to get additional guidance. Hints support students learning new or difficult concepts and can help prevent frustration.
Authoring Requirements
Formative activities require a minimum of 10 questions/data points per learning objective. See Question Data Points