We have a few blocks that take advantage of SCORM. The purpose of this article is to clarify what we mean when we talk about SCORM and Runtime Interactions / xAPI Statements.

What is a Runtime Interaction?

When using a SCORM compliant course in an LMS, you are able to use the SCORM API in order to track detailed interactions within your content, often paired with assessments and quizzes. These Runtime-interactions are used to help understand more granular data on specific answers or "interactions" that the learner took during the course. Runtime interactions consist of these properties:

• cmi.interactions.n.description: The description of the interaction, often the "question" asked
• cmi.interactions.n.type: Type of interaction (e.g., true/false, multiple choice).
• cmi.interactions.n.learner_response: The learner's response.
• cmi.interactions.n.correct_responses.n.pattern: Correct answer pattern (if applicable).
• cmi.interactions.n.result: Result of the interaction (e.g., correct, incorrect, neutral).

For the Reflection block, we are able to capture what the learner enters into that block so that you as an admin can review those results and take action if desired.

<aside> 💡 n is the index of the interaction. If there are 5 interactions captured, you would find the description of the fifth interaction here: cmi.interactions.4.description

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What is an xAPI Statement?

When using an xAPI compliant course (or sometimes referred to as Tincan), you are able to use the xAPI interface in order to track different “statement” that occurred with your learner. Examples of these statements are “learner began taking your quiz” or “learner just answered question x with answer y”. These Statement are used to help understand the actions that a learner took while completing your course.

With the Reflection block, we are able to leverage the xAPI Statements in order to report up to the admins what your learner said while using this block. Please work with your LMS to view these Statements.