How Does Step Locking Control Student Progression and Handle Skipped Assignments?
Managing student progression through lessons is an important aspect of creating effective learning paths. In Kira Learning, the Step Locking feature offers a structured approach to ensure that students complete lessons in sequence. This article explains how Step Locking works, its impact on skipped assignments, and how educators can utilize this feature.
Understanding Step Locking
In an open progression setting, students can navigate freely through lessons and skip steps, providing greater flexibility in their learning journey. However, this flexibility may not be ideal for all course structures, especially when sequential learning is essential. By enabling Step Locking, educators can enforce a more structured progression. When Step Locking is active:
Students are required to complete each step before moving to the next. This prevents skipping steps and ensures that all lessons are completed in the intended order.
Any skipped assignments become inaccessible until the student completes the earlier steps.
How Step Locking Handles Skipped Assignments
When Step Locking is enabled, assignments remain available but are locked until the preceding steps are completed. If a student tries to move forward without completing certain steps, they are redirected back to the earliest skipped step within the sequence. By completing this step, they unlock the subsequent lessons and regain the ability to proceed. This feature ensures that no assignment is permanently missed and helps maintain the integrity of the learning sequence.
Benefits of Step Locking
Promotes Sequential Learning: Ensures that students understand foundational concepts before moving to advanced topics.
Improves Course Completion Rates: Reduces the likelihood of students skipping important assignments, increasing overall learning outcomes.
Simplifies Progress Management: Provides educators with a straightforward way to monitor and guide student progress within a course.
How to Enable Step Locking
To set up Step Locking in your course:
Navigate to the course section that requires structured progression.
Locate the settings option for progression control.
Enable Step Locking and save the changes.
Once enabled, students must complete all lessons in sequence, starting with the first unlocked assignment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can students revisit completed steps? A: Yes, students can navigate back to previously completed steps if they wish to review the material. Q: Will skipping affect grades or course satisfaction metrics? A: The impact depends on your course settings. Enabling Step Locking minimizes skipping and may enhance student satisfaction by ensuring logical progression.
Additional Notes for Educators
When using Step Locking, consider communicating the change to students to avoid confusion. Providing clear instructions on the need for sequential completion can help manage expectations and improve adherence to your course requirements.
By enabling Step Locking, you can elevate the student learning experience in Kira Learning, ensuring structured progression and completion of all assignments in the intended sequence.