SCORM has been a constant within the eLearning world. Discover the "new kid on the block," xAPI, and how it is slowly changing the eLearning community.
The Experience API or xAPI for short; is a specification document created by a consortium of learning experts led by the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative (ADL), which is a US Government Programme. Whilst the document was being formed its prototype name was ‘project Tin Can’, but these days it is known by its official name, xAPI.
This study aims at providing explanations of students’ behaviors on LMS by incorporating dispositional dimensions (e.g., self-regulation and emotions) into conventional learning analytics models. Using a combination of demographic, trace, and self-reported data.
Managers, instructional designers (IDs), and developers are constantly told that they can use data to improve learners’ engagement, results, or job performance, to personalize eLearning, or to make learning stick. Are these claims realistic? What data do managers or designers need, and how should they use it to achieve any or all of these goals?