Package org.osid.learning

package org.osid.learning

The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.learning service.

The Learning OSID manages learning objectives. A learning Objective describes measurable learning goals.

Objectives

Objectives describe measurable learning goals. A learning objective may be measured by a related Assesment . Objectives may be mapped to levels, A level is represented by a Grade which is used to indicate a grade level or level of difficulty. Objectives are hierarchical. An Objective with children represents an objective that is inclusive of all its children. For example, an Objective that represents learning in arithmetic may be composed of objectives that represent learning in both addition and subtraction. Objectives may also have requisites. A requisite objective is one that should be achieved before an objective is attempted.

Activities

An Activity describes actions that one can do to meet a learning objective. An Activity includes a list of Assets to read or watch, or a list of Courses to take, or a list of learning Assessments to practice. An Activity may also represent other learning activities such as taking a course or practicing an instrument. An Activity is specific to an Objective where the reusability is achieved based on what the Activity relates.

Proficiencies

A Proficiency is an OsidRelationship measuring the competence of a Resource with respect to an Objective.

Objective Bank Cataloging

Objectives, Activities , and Proficiencies can be organized into hierarchical ObjectiveBanks for the purposes of categorization and federation.

Concept Mapping

A concept can be modeled as a learning Objective without any related Assessment or Activities . In this scenario, an Objective looks much like the simpler Subject in the Ontology OSID. The Ontology OSID is constrained to qualifying concepts while the relations found in an Objective allow for the quantification of the learning concept and providing paths to self-learning.

The Topology OSID may also be used to construct and view a concept map. While a Topology OSID Provider may be adapted from a Learning OSID or an Ontology OSID, the topology for either would be interpreted from a multi-parented hierarchy of the Objectives and Subjects respectively.

Courses

The Learning OSID may be used in conjunction with the Course OSID to identify dsired learning oitcomes from a course or to align the course activities and syllabus with stated learning objectives. The Course OSID describes learning from a structured curriculum management point of view where the Learning OSID and allows for various objectives to be combined and related without any regard to a prescribed curriculum.

Sub Packages

The Learning OSID contains a Learning Batch OSID for bulk management of Objectives , Activities , and Proficiencies .

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Related Packages

Package	Description
org.osid	The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid service.
org.osid.learning.batch	The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.learning.batch service.
org.osid.learning.records

Interfaces

Class	Description
Activity	An Activity represents learning material or other learning activities to meet an objective.
ActivityAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Activities .
ActivityForm	This is the form for creating and updating Activities .
ActivityList	Like all OsidLists , ActivityList provides a means for accessing Activity elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ActivityLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Activities .
ActivityNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive asynchronous notifications on adds/changes to Activities .
ActivityObjectiveBankAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Activities to ObjectiveBanks .
ActivityObjectiveBankSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Activity to ObjectiveBank mappings.
ActivityQuery	This is the query for searching activities.
ActivityQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining activity queries.
ActivityQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching Activities .
ActivityReceiver	The activity receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Activities .
ActivitySearch	ActivitySearch defines the interface for specifying activity search options.
ActivitySearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
ActivitySearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
ActivitySearchSession	This session provides methods for searching Activities .
ActivitySmartObjectiveBankSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
LearningManager	The learning manager provides access to learning sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
LearningPathSession	This session defines methods for finding learning paths through an objective hierarchy based on proficiencies.
LearningProfile	The LearningProfile describes the interoperability among learning services.
LearningProxyManager	The learning manager provides access to learning sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
MyLearningPathSession	This session defines methods for finding learning paths through an objective hierarchy based on proficiencies.
Objective	An Objective is a statable learning objective.
ObjectiveAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Objectives .
ObjectiveBank	an objective bank defines a collection of objectives.
ObjectiveBankAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveBankForm	This is the form for creating and updating objective banks.
ObjectiveBankHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveBankHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveBankList	Like all OsidLists , ObjectiveBankList provides a means for accessing ObjectiveBank elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ObjectiveBankLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveBankNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
ObjectiveBankNodeList	Like all OsidLists , ObjectiveBankNodeList provides a means for accessing ObjectiveBankNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ObjectiveBankNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveBankQuery	This is the query for searching objective banks.
ObjectiveBankQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining objective bank queries.
ObjectiveBankQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveBankReceiver	The vault receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted ObjectiveBank objects.
ObjectiveBankSearch	The interface for governing objective bank searches.
ObjectiveBankSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
ObjectiveBankSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
ObjectiveBankSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveForm	This is the form for creating and updating Objectives .
ObjectiveHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Objectives .
ObjectiveHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of Objectives .
ObjectiveList	Like all OsidLists , ObjectiveList provides a means for accessing Objective elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ObjectiveLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Objective s.
ObjectiveNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
ObjectiveNodeList	Like all OsidLists , ObjectiveNodeList provides a means for accessing ObjectiveNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ObjectiveNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive asynchronous notifications on adds/changes to Objectives .
ObjectiveObjectiveBankAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Objectives to ObjectiveBanks .
ObjectiveObjectiveBankSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Objective to ObjectiveBank mappings.
ObjectiveQuery	This is the query for searching objectives.
ObjectiveQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining objective queries.
ObjectiveQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching Objectives .
ObjectiveReceiver	The objective receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Objectives .
ObjectiveRequisiteAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to manage requisites.
ObjectiveRequisiteSession	This session provides methods for retrieving objective requisites.
ObjectiveSearch	ObjectiveSearch defines the interface for specifying objective search options.
ObjectiveSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
ObjectiveSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
ObjectiveSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching Objectives .
ObjectiveSequencingSession	This session provides methods to sequence the objectives in the objective hierarchy.
ObjectiveSmartObjectiveBankSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
Proficiency	A Proficiency represents a competency of a leraning objective.
ProficiencyAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Proficiencies .
ProficiencyForm	This is the form for creating and updating Proficiencies .
ProficiencyList	Like all OsidLists , ProficiencyList provides a means for accessing Proficiency elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ProficiencyLookupSession	This session defines methods for retrieving proficiencies.
ProficiencyNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Proficiencies .
ProficiencyObjectiveBankAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Proficiencies to ObjectiveBanks .
ProficiencyObjectiveBankSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Proficiency to ObjectiveBank mappings.
ProficiencyQuery	This is the query for searching proficiencies.
ProficiencyQueryInspector	This is the query inspector for examining proficiency queries.
ProficiencyQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Proficiencies .
ProficiencyReceiver	The proficiency receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted proficiencies.
ProficiencySearch	The search interface for governing proficiency searches.
ProficiencySearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
ProficiencySearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
ProficiencySearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Proficiencies .
ProficiencySmartObjectiveBankSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.