Management Systems - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-USING FLASH Use Manual

Tracking to AICC- or SCORM-compliant
learning management systems
The Flash learning interactions and quiz templates allow easy communication with both
AICC- and SCORM-compliant LMSs. The code built into both the Flash documents and
the corresponding HTML/JavaScript files send properly formatted data to the LMS. The
stand-alone interactions send question data, while the quiz templates track the score and time
spent overall.
Because of differences between the two tracking standards (AICC and SCORM), there are
differences in the compliance of the files created using the Flash learning interactions and the
quiz templates.
To be SCORM-compliant, content must call an initialize command when it is first started, or
before any other tracking commands are sent to the LMS. The Flash with SCORM HTML
template was designed to initialize communication with a SCORM-compliant LMS when the
file is loaded. It also sends a finish communication to the LMS when the file is unloaded, if
the finish command wasn't explicitly sent previously.
The files created using both the Flash learning interactions and the quiz templates can send
tracking data to an AICC- and SCORM-compliant LMS. Individual interactions do not send
overall score and tracking data, but they can send interaction or question data.
Files created by using the quiz templates to comply with either AICC or SCORM standards
do not read data from the LMS into the Flash file.
Overview of the communication for AICC- and
SCORM-compliant content
The following overview shows what a student experiences when completing a quiz, along with
hidden steps that are not exposed to the student.
AICC communication overview
When a student takes an AICC-compliant quiz, the following events occur:
1. The LMS is opened.
2. The student logs in to the LMS.
3. The student navigates through the course structure to find an assignable unit (AU). In this
case, assume it's a Flash quiz, built using a Flash quiz template.
4. The student starts the Flash content (the quiz).
586 Creating E-learning Content