SCORM Runtime Wrapper Extension

[cdromman]

Hello all,

I am going to use the SCORM Runtime Wrapper Extension to communicate with our
LMS for course start, course completion, etc.

What is an easy way (e.g., extension?) to communicate Test Scores to the LMS?
I already have the test questions programmed, and am currently storing the test
score in a form variable. Is it just a matter of finding some code that will do
an LMSSetValue and pass the test score to the LMS?

Some code samples would be appreciated and/or if you could point me to an
extension to do this.

Do I still need to accumulate test scores in a form variable until I am ready
to pass the score to the LMS? How do I do this?

Thank you in advance!

[leo_lucas]

Hi cdromman, you need to set three values to report the score of a SCO:
cmi.core.score.raw - the score of your test
cmi.core.score.min - the minimum score of your test (most people set this to 0)
cmi.core.score.max - the maximum score of your test

You set these values using LMSSetValue. Our
[url]http://www.e-learningconsulting.com/products/index.html[/url] comes with source code
that sets scores and other SCORM data items.

You do not need to keep your score in a form variable. You can use a
JavaScript variable to hold the score.

[cdromman]

leo_lucas,

Thanks for the info. I thought JavaScript variables were not persistent
between html pages??? For example, if I have a 20-question test (one question
per html page=20 html pages), I need to accumulate the running test score as
the student answers each question and navigates to the next html page. The only
way I know of doing that is in a form variable. Let me know if I am missing
something here ...

Thanks again.

[cdromman]

oops, forgot to ask another question:

When I use the SCORM Runtime Wrapper extension in Dreamweaver MX, I can see
where it inserts some onLoad code to do this:

mm_adl_API.LMSSetValue("cmi.core.lesson_status", "incomplete");

which obviously starts the course in the LMS. What I cannot figure out is HOW
this mm_adl_API.LMSSetValue actually executes the LMSSetValue function. Where
is the JavaScript code that contains this LMSSetValue (and other) functions?

Thanks in advance.

[leo_lucas]

Hi cdromman, you are correct, JavaScript variables do not persist across page
loads. You have two choices:
1. Use a frameset to contain your content pages. You can persist variables in
your frameset. Our toolkit uses this method.
2. Store the data for each page in cmi.suspend_data, a SCORM variable used to
manage state. This method works fine but is trickier to implement. We have a
set of JavaScript functions to make this method work.

An SCORM-based LMS launches each SCO (the thing that you are creating). The
LMS can launch your SCO is a frameset (most LMS's do this) or can launch yor
SCO in a popup window. The LMS provides a JavaScript object named API. This API
object contains several functions including LMSGetValue(). The
mm_adl_API.LMSSetValue(...) is calling this function.

[cdromman]

leo_lucas,

Seems to me I still need to two things:

1. Include one (or more) <SCRIPT ....> tags in my JavaScript so that my .html
file will "FIND" these API functions.
2. Add the .js file(s) themselves to the root(?) folder of my WBT.

Simply using the Dreamweaver SCORM Runtime Wrapper Extension only added the
code that calls the functions ... I don't see where it actually added the .js
files containing those functions.

Am I right here?

Thank you.

[leo_lucas]

Hi cdromman, to see the SCORM code work, you need to launch your SCO from a
Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS provides the frameset that launches
your SCO and the JavaScript code for your SCO to call. ADL (adlnet.org)
provides a test suite that acts like a LMS. We have a developers tool called
[url]http://www.e-learningconsulting.com/products/learning-management-system.html[/url]
that some people use for testing as well as live deployments of their courses.